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
athletic confident speed team tear unique
They are unique - and different. They are a very athletic team. They are long and rangy. And they are a very confident team. They are quick. Their team speed is outstanding and they have been on a tear as of late.
brought energy heels helped opening seemed ways
They brought it from the opening tap, and they had us on our heels early. They had so much energy, and it's disappointing in some ways because it seemed like we helped them get that energy and those big leads.
brought deep dug energy heels hole opening tap
They brought it from the opening tap and had us on our heels early. They had so much energy and we dug to deep a hole to get out of.
previous
They were charged. They were ready. It was role-reversal from the previous game.
emotional loss win
The follow-up of an emotional win or loss is always critical.
gained half
The end of the first half was when they gained momentum.
becomes knocking shooting
A lot of times, shooting becomes contagious, and once they started knocking down shots, there wasn't a lot we could do about it.
basically bit guy post presence team
You can see what he's able to do for our team (as an) inside-outside presence as a post player. He's basically the only guy who's been able to do that for us this season. You can see, when he's healthy, what he's able to do for our team. We can become a little bit of a different team.
mistake commitment routine
Don't mistake routine for commitment, just showing up is not enough.
thinking assistants coaches
Think like a head coach, but act like an assistant coach
years enthusiasm firsts
Dan Spainhour is a terrific coach and educator. I had the pleasure of working several years with him, and I know that his knowledge and enthusiasm are first-rate.
college great renewed season teams
I think it's great for college basketball. It's great for teams and it's great for everyone at the end of the season to have renewed hope.
against fresh people stay
I thought we would have to play a lot of people to stay fresh and play the way we wanted to play against them.
ability basketball bench chris coming difference game production win
I thought Chris Hunter's play for us coming off the bench was a big difference for our production and our ability to win this basketball game this evening.