Jeremy Lin stands out among Ivy League for more than talent

By: Dave Cheng, YawkeyTalkies Staff Writer
It’s been over a month since the mini craze over Asian basketball player, Jeremy Lin. After being featured in Time and Slam magazines and on ESPN, the 6′3 senior point guard from Harvard has receded to the back of most people’s minds, if he hasn’t disappeared completely. However, for others like me, his name will remain prominent in my consciousness, well beyond his playing days.
Though not a Harvard supporter myself, I’ve become a huge Jeremy Lin fan. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Lin, from Palo Alto, California, is the star point guard and leading scorer on the Harvard basketball team. No, that was not a misprint and yes, I said Harvard and star in the same sentence. He’s the player that has led the Crimson to wins over Boston College two years in a row, scoring 25 against the Eagles this season. Lin followed that performance, with an even better one against an even tougher opponent; he put up 30 points against the University of Connecticut. It was just another day at the office for him, so to speak. As of February 3, he was averaging over 17 points per game, and [...]