Post by sader1970 on Jun 9, 2023 9:27:18 GMT -5
Men’s Basketball Announces Four-Member Class of 2027
Story LinksCAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's basketball will welcome four first-years to the program for the start of the 2023-24 season as part of the Class of 2027, Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball, announced on Wednesday.
Harvard men's basketball's Class of 2027 includes forward Luca Ace-Nasteski (Manly, Australia), forward Thomas Batties II (Washington, D.C.), guard Malik Mack (Oxon Hill, Md.), and guard Xavier Nesbitt (Chicago, Ill.).
The class includes two guards and two forwards with two student-athletes who played high school basketball in Washington, D.C., a player from Chicago, and an international student-athlete from Australia. The group includes the Gatorade Player of the Year from Washington, D.C. in Mack, a pair of All-State selections in Batties and Nesbitt, and Ace-Nasteski, who completed his prep career at IMG Academy in Florida.
Luca Ace-Nasteski
Forward | 6-foot-10 | 225 lbs. | Manly, Australia | The Scots College
Earned three varsity letters at The Scots College (2019-22) before completing a postgrad year at IMG Academy in 2022-23 … Gained IMG's Defensive Player of the Year award … Played on the club level for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles U23 and NBL1 East … Won the Youth League Premiership U23, leading team to a 19-1 record … Also competed in rugby and track & field … Was offered a professional rugby contract but chose to pursue college basketball … Won six premierships in eight years with club rugby team the Coogee Wombats and Coogee Dolphins … Advanced to the state level in the 110m hurdles … Selected for the New South Wales and CIS Rugby Union and Rugby League State Team … Captured the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award … Won the South Sydney Rugby League Education Award … Other interests include cooking, Photoshop, film, music, and hiking; has hiked to the Mount Everest base camp … Son of Alexandra Ace and Steven Nasteski … Grandfather Michael Ace competed for the 1964 British Olympic kayak team … Brother Marcus Ace-Nasteski played basketball for Sydney University.
Thomas Batties II
Forward | 6-foot-7 | 215 lbs. | Washington, D.C.| Gonzaga College High School
Earned Second Team All-State and Second Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors as a senior … Gained Gonzaga DC Classic All-Tournament Team accolades twice … Capturued Team MVP plaudits in 2022-23 … Served team as a captain as a senior … Earned four varsity letters … Helped team win 2020 DCSAA state title … Competed on the AAU level for Team Takeover … Earned multiple DCSAA Academic Achievement Awards … Enjoys piano and golf … Son of Leila Batties and Thomas Batties Sr.
Malik Mack
Guard | 6-foot-1 | 170 lbs. | Oxon Hill, Md. | St. John's College High School (D.C.)
Selected as the 2022-23 Gatorade Player of the Year for Washington, D.C. … Captured DCSAA Player of the Year honors … Gained First Team All-Met as a senior and Third Team All-Met as a junior … Earned All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference twice … Gained All-DCSAA twice … Captained team for two years … Earned four varsity letters … Helped lead team to a 32-4 record as a senior, ranking as a top-25 team in the nation according to ESPN and MaxPreps … Won a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title … Competed on the AAU level for Team Takeover … Son of Omar and Chantell Mack.
Xavier Nesbitt
Guard | 5-foot-11 | 170 lbs. | Chicago, Ill. | University of Chicago Laboratory
Garnered First Team All-State in 2022-23 and Third Team All-State in 2021-22 from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Gained Independent School League MVP accolades as a junior and senior … Earned First Team All-Independent School League honors all four years … Finished as U-High's all-time leading scorer … Led the city of Chicago in points per game as a senior; also led IHSA Class 2A in points per game and ranked third in the state of Illinois … Served team as a captain as a senior … Earned four varsity letters … Helped team win two regional titles … Competed on the AAU level for Mac Irvin Fire EBYL from 2019-22 … Volunteered for the Obama Foundation … Enjoys collecting sneakers … Son of Marty Nesbitt and Anita Blanchard … Brother Alex Nesbitt '15 played basketball for Harvard from 2011-15 … Sister Roxanne Nesbitt played women's basketball at Yale from 2018-22, serving team as a senior captain.
Story LinksCAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's basketball will welcome four first-years to the program for the start of the 2023-24 season as part of the Class of 2027, Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg '71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men's Basketball, announced on Wednesday.
Harvard men's basketball's Class of 2027 includes forward Luca Ace-Nasteski (Manly, Australia), forward Thomas Batties II (Washington, D.C.), guard Malik Mack (Oxon Hill, Md.), and guard Xavier Nesbitt (Chicago, Ill.).
The class includes two guards and two forwards with two student-athletes who played high school basketball in Washington, D.C., a player from Chicago, and an international student-athlete from Australia. The group includes the Gatorade Player of the Year from Washington, D.C. in Mack, a pair of All-State selections in Batties and Nesbitt, and Ace-Nasteski, who completed his prep career at IMG Academy in Florida.
Luca Ace-Nasteski
Forward | 6-foot-10 | 225 lbs. | Manly, Australia | The Scots College
Earned three varsity letters at The Scots College (2019-22) before completing a postgrad year at IMG Academy in 2022-23 … Gained IMG's Defensive Player of the Year award … Played on the club level for Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles U23 and NBL1 East … Won the Youth League Premiership U23, leading team to a 19-1 record … Also competed in rugby and track & field … Was offered a professional rugby contract but chose to pursue college basketball … Won six premierships in eight years with club rugby team the Coogee Wombats and Coogee Dolphins … Advanced to the state level in the 110m hurdles … Selected for the New South Wales and CIS Rugby Union and Rugby League State Team … Captured the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award … Won the South Sydney Rugby League Education Award … Other interests include cooking, Photoshop, film, music, and hiking; has hiked to the Mount Everest base camp … Son of Alexandra Ace and Steven Nasteski … Grandfather Michael Ace competed for the 1964 British Olympic kayak team … Brother Marcus Ace-Nasteski played basketball for Sydney University.
Thomas Batties II
Forward | 6-foot-7 | 215 lbs. | Washington, D.C.| Gonzaga College High School
Earned Second Team All-State and Second Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference honors as a senior … Gained Gonzaga DC Classic All-Tournament Team accolades twice … Capturued Team MVP plaudits in 2022-23 … Served team as a captain as a senior … Earned four varsity letters … Helped team win 2020 DCSAA state title … Competed on the AAU level for Team Takeover … Earned multiple DCSAA Academic Achievement Awards … Enjoys piano and golf … Son of Leila Batties and Thomas Batties Sr.
Malik Mack
Guard | 6-foot-1 | 170 lbs. | Oxon Hill, Md. | St. John's College High School (D.C.)
Selected as the 2022-23 Gatorade Player of the Year for Washington, D.C. … Captured DCSAA Player of the Year honors … Gained First Team All-Met as a senior and Third Team All-Met as a junior … Earned All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference twice … Gained All-DCSAA twice … Captained team for two years … Earned four varsity letters … Helped lead team to a 32-4 record as a senior, ranking as a top-25 team in the nation according to ESPN and MaxPreps … Won a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title … Competed on the AAU level for Team Takeover … Son of Omar and Chantell Mack.
Xavier Nesbitt
Guard | 5-foot-11 | 170 lbs. | Chicago, Ill. | University of Chicago Laboratory
Garnered First Team All-State in 2022-23 and Third Team All-State in 2021-22 from the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association … Gained Independent School League MVP accolades as a junior and senior … Earned First Team All-Independent School League honors all four years … Finished as U-High's all-time leading scorer … Led the city of Chicago in points per game as a senior; also led IHSA Class 2A in points per game and ranked third in the state of Illinois … Served team as a captain as a senior … Earned four varsity letters … Helped team win two regional titles … Competed on the AAU level for Mac Irvin Fire EBYL from 2019-22 … Volunteered for the Obama Foundation … Enjoys collecting sneakers … Son of Marty Nesbitt and Anita Blanchard … Brother Alex Nesbitt '15 played basketball for Harvard from 2011-15 … Sister Roxanne Nesbitt played women's basketball at Yale from 2018-22, serving team as a senior captain.
