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 daniel difference efficient good kid moments nice played player players senior state
Boy, he was just an efficient basketball player as a senior. And when you think back on some of the really good senior players who have played in Madison, you think of those moments where a kid like Wilkinson is really in a nice state of mind. That's the difference in Daniel Horton.
achievement deserving focused honored hopefully moment road stay traveled
I think for the road we've traveled this is a significant achievement for our kids. The way we've been able to get to this moment has been to stay focused and take things as they come. Hopefully they will feel honored and deserving and keep it in perspective.
energy momentum
It was a spectacular play. It was a big momentum play. You could see their energy increase. It was demoralizing to us.
adverse correct far hoping moment moments respond situations teaching
I'm hoping he's going to respond in the correct manner, and so far he has. I've always thought of every moment as a teaching moment. Unfortunately, sometimes teaching moments have to come in some adverse situations and circumstances.
certainly chance confidence game moment threat waver
He's such a threat out there. Sometimes confidence can waver game to game and moment to moment, but certainly for us to have a chance on Saturday, he's got to play well for us.
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.
break brought certainly defend defense missed ordinarily shots together tried turn
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.
anyone challenge conference daunting four games gone league row three win year
The way our league has been all year it would be a daunting challenge for anyone (to win four games in four days). It's a daunting challenge to win three in a row in this conference the way things have gone this season.
pleased worked
We didn't panic. I was pleased with how we methodically worked our way back.
ball critical late trying
We had some critical turnovers late in the game, and some of those were when we were trying to get the ball to Courtney.
inside tough
Boy, is he a tough player. He was relentless, he scored inside out.
floor game
Sometimes he doesn't get enough credit. I thought his floor game was outstanding.
capable courtney
Courtney did what he's capable of doing around the goal.