Ivy League regular-season title and earned its first invitation to the NCAA tournament since 1946. Harvard entered the tournament with a 2–1 record against teams in the field and was seeded 12th in the East Region. Harvard lost in the second round of the tournament to fifth-seeded Vanderbilt on March 15 by a score of 79–70. Harvard set a school record by selling out 10 of 12 home games at Lavietes Pavilion (the sellouts came in all seven Ivy League matchups, as well as versus MIT, Saint Joseph's, and George Washington). All five of Harvard's starters and 12 total players returned from the previous year's championship team, but freshmen accounted for over 22% of minutes played in the 2011-12 season. By sweeping its four games against Massachusetts rivals, Harvard extended an in-state winning streak to 14 games. The program also defeated teams from a record-setting 11 conferences, plus an independent. Other school records set during the season included best Ivy League start and most road wins, with 12. Harvard's 14 non-conference wins in the regular season tied an Ivy-League record. Honors In-season Each week the Ivy League selected a player of the week and a rookie of the week. Postseason honors Kyle Casey and Keith Wright were selected by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association to its 10-man All-District I (ME, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT) team, while Tommy Amaker was named the All-District I Coach of the Year. The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced its Division I All‐District 13 team on March 14, recognizing the nation’s best men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes. Keith Wright was a first-team selection, while Kyle Casey was a second-team selection. Wright was also selected to participate in the NABC 2012 Reese's Division I All-Star Game at the 2012 NCAA Tournament final four. The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition: First Team All-Ivy Kyle Casey, (Jr., F, Medway, Mass.) Second Team All-Ivy Brandyn Curry, (Jr., G, Huntersville, N.C.) Keith Wright, (Sr., F, Suffolk, Va.) Notes External links Harvard Crimson at ESPN.com Season stats at ESPN.com Harvard Crimson men's basketball seasons Harvard Harvard Harvard Crimson men's basketball Harvard Crimson men's basketball Harvard Crimson men's basketball Harvard Crimson men's basketball