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
ability shot
Their ability to get the three-point shot but, more importantly, to make them was the difference.
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They aren't as deep, but those kids that are out there know they are going to be out there. They're a very athletic team, long and rangy. I think they're a very confident team. They play with a great deal of confidence and you're able to see that. Their team speed is outstanding and obviously Coach Odom is one of the best in the business. They've been on a tear here down the stretch and they were on the verge of winning their conference tournament before coming up a little short. They've gone on the road to win some big-time games in this tournament, at Cincinnati and at Florida State . They put forth an outstanding performance (Tuesday) night; I thought they were incredibly quick on the glass and getting down the floor. They are a very confident group that seems to play well together.
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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.
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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.
confident gone group side spirited
They look like a very confident and spirited group right now. We've kind of gone on the other side of things.
anyone concerned felt figure lead owed
We felt we owed it to them - that we were going to go as they go. They were going to lead this. And I wasn't concerned about anyone but our seniors. Everyone else had to figure it out and get on board.
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We certainly tried to turn it up. They missed some shots they would ordinarily make. I thought we brought our defense together where we'd be able to defend and not break down.
game happy walk win
We're very fortunate. We're very happy to win this game and walk out of here with a win in double-overtime.
class dig emotional enjoy guys senior tough wearing
We had to dig out of an emotional hole. We've got a tough senior class and you can see that these guys still enjoy wearing that uniform.
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We had to battle our way through with Miami. They were a tough, scrappy bunch, and they fought until the end.
capable courtney
Courtney did what he's capable of doing around the goal.
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We're thrilled. This certainly puts us in position (for an NCAA bid) with a signature win around the country. We recognize how good Illinois has been over the last few years.