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Tommy Amaker was introduced as the new head coach of the Harvard men’s basketball team in a press conference on Friday at the Murr Center lounge in Allston. “I can’t say how proud I am to be the committee�...
Tommy Amaker was introduced as the new head coach of the Harvard men’s basketball team in a press conference today at the Murr Center lounge in Allston. “I can’t say how proud I am to be the committee’s...
Tommy Amaker accepted an offer to lead the Crimson’s men’s basketball team, Harvard said yesterday, making him the only African American among its 32 head coaches. Just hours before the announcement, Nichols Family Director of Athletics Robert L. Scalise countered widespread criticism of the...
The hiring makes Amaker the only African American among the 32 Harvard head coaches. Harvard's athletic administration had come under fire recently after an article in the Boston Globe revealed the racial imbalance in the Crimson's coaching ranks.
CLARIFICATION: The online version of the April 11 sports article "It's Official: Amaker To Join Crimson" incorrectly contextualized remarks by Director of Athletic Communications Charles V. Sullivan. Sullivan was referring to the Athletic Department's policy of keeping contract figures confidential when he said "You'd have 31 head...