Tommy Amaker
Tommy Amaker
Harold Tommy Amakeris an American NCAA Division I college basketball coach and the head coach of the Harvard University men's basketball team. He has also coached for the University of Michigan and Seton Hall University. He played point guard and later served as an assistant coach at Duke University under Mike Krzyzewski. An All-American player, Amaker set numerous records and earned many honors and awards. He took Seton Hall to the post season in each of his four seasons as...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 June 1965
empathy gone
Well, we know their staff, we have empathy for what they're going through, what they've gone through all season.
battle fought scrappy until
We had to battle our way through with Miami. They were a tough, scrappy bunch, and they fought until the end.
class dig emotional enjoy guys senior tough wearing
We had to dig out of an emotional hole. We've got a tough senior class and you can see that these guys still enjoy wearing that uniform.
extend season
We want to extend our season as long as we can. Hopefully, we're going to do very well in the NIT.
ball floor loose quicker strong
We were not as strong with the ball as we need to be. They were a lot quicker all over the floor and especially to the loose balls.
kids love opponents prepare respect
We have the kind of kids who are going to respect their opponents and prepare the right way. I love that about our kids and our program.
pleased worked
We didn't panic. I was pleased with how we methodically worked our way back.
analyzing basketball care corrected describing difference foul horrendous job sloppy taking turning win
We really did a horrendous job of taking care of the basketball. I thought the difference was us not getting to the foul line, and turning the basketball over. We were very sloppy with the basketball. There's no excuse. There's no other way of describing it or analyzing it. It's something that has to be corrected for us to win on the road.
care chance horrendous job pull taking
We really did a horrendous job of taking care of the basketball. We had way too many for us to have a chance to pull this out.
care expect horrendous job taking
We really did a horrendous job taking care of the basketball. You can't have that many turnovers and expect to win.
cry fights-and-fighting help
We can say that or cry about that, but nonetheless, we have to keep fighting. Obviously, it didn't help us to have him go down.
break brought certainly defend defense missed ordinarily shots together tried turn
We certainly tried to turn it up. They missed some shots they would ordinarily make. I thought we brought our defense together where we'd be able to defend and not break down.
anyone concerned felt figure lead owed
We felt we owed it to them - that we were going to go as they go. They were going to lead this. And I wasn't concerned about anyone but our seniors. Everyone else had to figure it out and get on board.
carolina challenge difficult good realize south
We realize that our challenge is going to be a very difficult one with a good South Carolina team.