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...never expect a basketball program ecstatic to achieve a top-150 RPI each year to recruit a coach who has led a team to the Sweet Sixteen. It would never cross an alum’s mind that a coach who was mentored by Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, as a player from 1984 to 1987 and as an assistant coach from 1988 to 1997, would at one time prowl the sidelines of Lavietes’ hardwood floor...
...group of young, talented players, highlighted by rising junior standouts Drew Housman and Evan Harris, will be the key to his success. And Amaker hopes that the Crimson will respond, not cower, in the face of his vocal and combative style of coaching, which mirrors that of his mentor Krzyzewski...
...offered the job on Monday and accepted on Wednesday. Scalise also said Amaker has signed a five-year contract. “Tommy will be fantastic for Harvard, and Harvard will be fantastic for Tommy,” Scalise quoted from Duke coach and Amaker mentor Mike Krzyzewski. Amaker is currently the only African-American head coach among Harvard’s 32 head coaches. The lack of minorities had drawn criticism from the Boston Globe and CBS SportsLine.com, among others, but both Scalise and Amaker denied that race played a role in the hiring decision. “Once...
...with the players last Friday morning to glowing reviews. He was offered the job on Monday and accepted on Wednesday. “Tommy will be fantastic for Harvard and Harvard will be fantastic for Tommy,” Scalise quoted from Duke coach and Amaker mentor Mike Krzyzewski. The Athletic Director also said Amaker has signed a five-year contract. --Staff writer Ted Kirby can be reached at tjkirby@fas.harvard.edu...
After graduating he spent nine years as an assistant coach for Krzyzewski before taking his first head-coaching position, at Seton Hall. Amaker led the Pirates to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 2000, and helped the team reach the National Invitational Tournament his three other years at the university...