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
Tommy Amaker quotes about
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.
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.
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.
opportunity review situations
We're going to review those situations when we get the opportunity to do so.
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.
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.
basketball beyond certainly coming emotional fans game happy loss pleased saturday thinking win
We're pleased - we're pleased for our school, pleased for our fans and our alums. I'm really pleased for our players. Thinking anything beyond that, it's a game for us right now. ... We have a game coming up here on Saturday (against Wisconsin). We always know a follow-up of an emotional win or loss is always critical. We're happy about the win tonight, but we certainly know there's a lot of basketball to be played.
arena home outside respect team
We have respect for their team and their program. They've been able to do something we haven't done to get here, and that's go outside their home arena and win.
break challenge defend easy shots tried
We tried to challenge their shots and not give them any easy shots. We were able to defend and not break down.
veteran work
We're an older, veteran team. Sometimes, that can work in your favor.
fought held home michigan proud seniors serve veterans
We held serve at home and I'm really proud of our seniors and our veterans the way we fought back. And I can't say enough about Michigan State.
game saw
There are things in this game that are contagious. And you saw that today.
credit played
We had breakdowns. You have to give them credit for how they played tonight.
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.