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
basketball grow love michigan position
We've been able to grow together. I love that about this group. They've done a lot to be able to put Michigan basketball in the position it deserves, which is a winning, first-class program.
concerning face played team tournament won
We're going to face a team that has played in the tournament and won in the tournament. That's one of the things that is concerning me.
opportunity review situations
We're going to review those situations when we get the opportunity to do so.
equate mean offensive senior whatever
We need senior play right now, whatever that is. That doesn't just mean or equate to offensive play.
mistake commitment routine
Don't mistake routine for commitment, just showing up is not enough.
confident thick
We're still in the thick of things. I'm confident we're going to be fine.
achievement daniel guards played road treasured win wins
To get a road win is a significant achievement. Road wins are treasured in our league. The way our guards played, especially Daniel Horton and Dion Harris, was the difference. They played with a swagger.
credit played
We had breakdowns. You have to give them credit for how they played tonight.
bail break brought certainly defend defense defensive fortunate job missed shots together
We brought our defense together where we were able to defend and not break down and not bail them out. They missed some shots and we were fortunate for that and certainly I thought we did a better job on the defensive glass.
control cry fights-and-fighting happened harris help obviously team took word
We can cry about that if that's the right word to use, but nonetheless we have to keep fighting. I don't know if that's what happened with our team (when the Buckeyes took control with Harris out). But obviously it didn't help us to have him go down.
along concerns confident feeling focus given good group guys hopeful maintain push step trappings
There are trappings in every step along the trail. Concerns over complacency or (being) overconfident and feeling too good about yourself. But I'm hopeful and I'm very confident given the group that we have that these guys are going to maintain their focus and their hunger. They'll push forward.
bring choice fight game spirit tough
We have no choice and it's going to be a tough game. It's going to be a competitive game and I'll be very disappointed if we don't bring the fight and spirit that we had here tonight.
information
We have no more information on him. He's out indefinitely.
kids
We have no one to blame. That's what I wanted the kids to know.