WASHINGTON – Hoping to find the same success on the road as they've had at home, the American University men's basketball team heads to Harvard (5-2) for a 7 p.m. game on Wednesday, Nov. 29. It's the first of five road games for the Eagles (4-3) over a six-game stretch.
 
Quick Info

• Date/Time: Wednesday, November 29; 7 pm
• Site: Cambridge, Mass. (Lavietes Pavilion)
• Series History: AU leads, 3-0
• TV: ESPN+
• Talent: Jim Cain (play-by-play), Donny Guerinoni (color), Ben Hayes (sideline)

Inside the Series

• American has a 3-0 series lead against Harvard, but this will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1988. 
• In the only prior game in Cambridge, the Eagles won 108-88 on December 6, 1980.

What to Know About American

• American is coming off a 2-0 week and a pair of very different wins, one being a nail-biter and the other seeing the Eagles score the most points in a single game in 28 years. AU totaled 103 in its win over Hood College, and made a program-record 19 three-pointers.
• After playing four of their last five games at home, and winning them all to remain perfect in Bender Arena this season, the Eagles now head out on the road for five of their next six contests. 
• Sophomore Geoff Sprouse has been lighting it up from long range, including a career-high 7-of-13 performance against Hood that got him to a career-high 26 points. He leads the Patriot League with 3.3 three-pointers per game, and the Eagles lead the PL with 10.7 per game.
• With 44 assists in seven games this season, junior point guard Elijah Stephens ranks sixth among all players in NCAA Division I. His 6.6 assists per game lead the Patriot League and rank 11th in the nation, with the average being a full assist per game higher than the second-place player in the PL.
• First-year head coach Duane Simpkins now has four career victories and has brought a new energy to the program. The Eagles run a faster offense and so far are averaging 11 more points per game than in 2022-23, and making four more 3-point field goals per game.
• American had the advantage of extra practices and games for a foreign trip this past summer, as the Eagles embarked on a nine-day trip to Italy in August. AU flew to Naples and also spent time in Rome and Florence, playing three contests against international competition.
• Senior Matt Rogers, the PL Player of the Week on Nov. 20, is leading the team with 14.1 points per game, followed by Sprouse at 12.7 ppg and senior Lorenzo Donadio with 9.3 ppg. Donadio caught fire in AU's win over Mount St. Mary's, scoring a career-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field including 5-of-7 from beyond the arc.

What to Know About Harvard

• Harvard rolls into action on Wednesday with a 5-2 record, its only losses coming against Power Five programs Boston College and Indiana. The Crimson defeated Colgate on the road last Wednesday, 76-70.
• Freshman guard Malik Mack is leading the Crimson, putting up 21.1 points per game while starting each of his first seven collegiate games. He's shooting at a .439 clip from deep, where he's 18-for-41.
• Sophomore forward Chisom Okpara adds 15.5 points and 5.2 rebounds a contest. 
• Tommy Amaker is in his 17th season at the helm for Harvard. The all-time leader in victories at the school, Amaker has led the Crimson to seven Ivy League titles. Harvard has lost just 26 home games since 2009-10, his third year in Cambridge.
• Harvard is in search of its first Ivy League title since 2018-19. Last year, the Crimson went 14-14 and just 5-9 in Ivy action. 

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