The Crimson, led by sixth year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and are members of the Ivy League.

The win against Boston College, gave Amaker his sixth victory against no defeats over Atlantic Coast Conference foes.

Roster Prior to the season, Harvard won all four games on its international training trip to Italy.

The team announced that senior Christian Webster and junior Laurent Rivard would serve as captain.

[9] Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports also selected Princeton first and Harvard second with his preseason predictions, noting that Harvard had been his preseason favorite until the September cheating scandal that involved about 125 athletes and students ensnared Kyle Casey and Brandyn Curry, leading to their withdrawal.

[10] Casey and Curry had been first-team and second-team All-Ivy selections respectively for the 2011–12 Ivy League men's basketball season, respectively.

[11] Both players withdrew from school in hopes of preserving their final year of athletic eligibility following the investigation.

[29] Siyani Chambers was named the unanimous choice for Ivy League Rookie of the Year and the first freshman to be first team All-Ivy.

The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:[30] On March 12, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association named Saunders to its 2012–13 Men's All-District I (ME, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT) Team, based upon voting from its national membership.