Jeremy Lin for the Win! … and other Ivy Leagues in the NBA


If you haven’t seen Lin’s three-point buzzer beater from last night’s Knicks game, it’s must-see TV. Who would have thought that one of the hottest players in the NBA right now would be a guy who played at Harvard, or for that matter, that Harvard would be 21-3 overall and well over .500 mid-way through conference play? To the former point, Bob Ryan has a pretty cool round-up of the best Ivy Leaguers in NBA history on Boston.com, and to the latter, read Peter May’s profile of Harvard coach Tommy Amaker in this month’s issue.  [YouTube | Boston.com]