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
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I thought he had a tremendous floor game. I mentioned to him at halftime that I thought he played a tremendous first half. ... It was beautiful to watch him play that way.
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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.
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We caught a team I thought was playing some of its best basketball. I thought Chris Hunter was a catalyst. He helped us get out of the box early. I thought with our defensive struggles, Chris would give us a better defensive presence.
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Well, we know their staff, we have empathy for what they're going through, what they've gone through all season.
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We had it set up for Daniel. The thing he was supposed to do was make the play, not necessarily the shot. And I thought he made a great read pitching the ball across the court to Dion. I was hoping Dion would take the shot on the catch or off the catch.
people
We've let a lot of people down -- I've let a lot of people down.
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I was really happy the way we shared the ball. And we played much better defense in the second half.
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We haven't won this game in a long time. Thinking anything beyond this ... we have a game coming up Saturday. ... This is a step in (the right) direction. We're climbing the ladder. I feel like we're moving our program in the direction that we're all very proud.
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You can certainly look at a lot of stats, but none are more telling than 24 turnovers. That was our undoing this afternoon.
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We need him to be one of our better players, if not our best player. Whatever that takes, whatever that means for Dion to internalize that. He's that good. He has the ability to do those kinds of things. Certainly, we need that from him. I'm going to expect him to be a key guy and one of our better players.
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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.
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We need senior play right now, whatever that is. That doesn't just mean or equate to offensive play.
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I said Tuesday that if the season ended then, I thought we'd be in. I feel that same way tonight. This was a good win to put on our resume.
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We are extremely excited that these two young men will be a part of the Michigan basketball program. Both players are versatile with outstanding athletic ability and commitment to academics. We think they will have a very promising future here at Michigan.