Jack Harvey (basketball)

Jack Arthur Harvey (August 6, 1918 – November 21, 1981) was an All-American basketball forward/center at the University of Colorado from 1937 to 1940.

As a senior in 1939–40, Harvey became the first Buffaloes basketball player to earn a Consensus All-American distinction when he garnered a Second Team accolade.

Harvey led the Buffaloes to two conference championships and a trip to the NCAA tournament his senior season.

During his junior and senior years, Colorado posted a 31–8 record and spent some time as the #1 team in the country.

In 1942, Harvey helped lead the Denver American Legion of the AAU to a national championship by defeating the Phillips 66ers 45–32.