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
credit played
We had breakdowns. You have to give them credit for how they played tonight.
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.
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.
brown played quick talented tremendous
I thought (Horton) played tremendous defense. We had to. I can't tell you how talented and quick Dee Brown is. ... You have to be disciplined, you have to be tough, you have to be a little lucky.
gained half
The end of the first half was when they gained momentum.
carolina coach respect south
I have a lot of respect for what Coach Odom has done with that South Carolina program.
anchor brand build helpful loyalty period tournament
I think it would be helpful that we anchor it for a period of time. We could build up some kind of brand loyalty and recognition for where our tournament is located.
climbing confidence continue direction key maturing moving obvious program steps word
It's obvious that we need to continue to take steps climbing the ladder. We are moving our program in the direction where we're going to be very proud. We're maturing and more than anything else, you see the confidence growing. That's the key word for us.
attest coach group grown ryan sure team together veteran veterans
But this is a team that has grown up. This is a team that has been together for awhile. We have a veteran group and I'm sure coach Ryan can attest to the veterans he's had in the past.
break challenged missed shots
They missed some shots and we challenged them. We didn't break down.
previous
They were charged. They were ready. It was role-reversal from the previous game.
ballgame both determine effort either great laid outcome possession teams
I would say one possession here or there was going to determine the outcome of this ballgame for either team. I thought both teams laid it on the line, put great effort out there to make things happen.
bottle calm good half minutes second talked yell
I talked to them in a calm manner. I didn't yell or scream. I said I was disappointed in the way they played. But the second 20 minutes was a really good half for us. Now we have to bottle that and play for 40 minutes.
deeper players
Having those players back make us a much better team, a deeper team.