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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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.
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I was really impressed with the energy and effort that our kids brought here this evening. I was very pleased with the way we played defensively.
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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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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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To get a road win is a significant achievement. Road wins are treasured in our league. The way our guards played, especially Daniel Horton and Dion Harris, was the difference. They played with a swagger.
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He's a good basketball player, certainly he played very well this afternoon. I think that he was the catalyst that allowed them to get such a big lead early.
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It's a very tough league and the way our teams have played all year and now with everyone beating each other in conference play it will only stay that way. This league has shown its mettle over the long haul.
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We had breakdowns. You have to give them credit for how they played tonight.
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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.
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They're a team that's already played in a different venue. They've gone on the road to win a couple games in this tournament, which shows toughness on their part. ? What the Colonial conference has done this season, certainly, this is a team that needs to be reckoned with.
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I thought that was certainly the big difference when we played in Ann Arbor and it was a big key today here in East Lansing.
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He certainly played at a high level. Down the stretch you want to give everything you have, and he certainly has performed very well.
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I don't think that we were sluggish. I thought they played an exceptional basketball game early and that put us on our heels.