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...However, as Lin and his teammates look to improve on last season’s 12-16 record, he will not only be asked to advance in his fundamentals, but he will also be assuming many new and diverse roles on the court. Playing at point guard, shooting guard, and small forward, Lin’s versatility will be tested in each and every game. “I’m just trying to do whatever needs to be done that day to win,” Lin says. “Sometimes it might be passing, rebounding, defense...
...championships won by Harvard’s basketball teams.None, however, belong to the men.So while the women’s team has been cutting down the nets over the years, its cohort has been left out of the Dance.To change this, Harvard brought in former Duke All-American point guard Tommy Amaker, formerly the head coach at Seton Hall and Michigan. Amaker has coached teams to where the Crimson hopes to go, having led Seton Hall to the Sweet 16 as a No. 10 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament and plans to get Harvard to that promised land soon.Will...
...Kathy Delaney-Smith, who had already coached in the Ivy League for 20 seasons and earned legendary status in women’s college basketball, against Jennifer Rizzotti, an up-and-coming young coach at Hartford. The catch? Rizzotti had been a former star—at point guard, no less—in the not-too-distant past, as a national champion and Player of the Year during her four years at Connecticut. The two-time All-American followed up her collegiate success with five seasons in the WNBA.“When Rizzotti was recruiting...
...It’s not just two guys,” coach Tommy Amaker says. “I’m more comfortable saying we need multiple players to contribute and fill those holes [left by Goffredo and Cusworth].” As a former point guard on Duke’s national championship-contending teams, Amaker has developed an early relationship with Housman and has elevated expectations for him. “I think he has the ingredients to continually improve, and he’s done fairly well over these first two years,” Amaker...
...core of players, especially in a loaded backcourt. Senior co-captain Lindsay Hallion, a second-team All-Ivy performer last season after ranking second on the team in scoring and second in the league in both field-goal and free-throw percentage, returns to run the point. At shooting guard is junior Emily Tay, the team’s leading scorer last season with 12.9 points a game. She also led the team in assists and steals on her way to first-team All-Ivy honors. Junior Niki Finelli, a talented all-around player and dangerous three-point shooter, rounds...