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Former University of Michigan coach Tommy Amaker has been offered the Harvard men’s basketball head coaching position and is expected to accept, according to the Boston Globe. Representatives at Harvard’s athletic communications office said they could not confirm the Globe’s report and that they had no set date for the announcement of a new coach.Nichols Family Director of Athletics Robert L. Scalise—who chairs the committee assembled to hire a new coach after Frank Sullivan’s contract was not renewed March 5—declined repeated requests...
Nichols Family Director of Athletics Bob Scalise officially announced Amaker, who was fired from his position as coach of the University of Michigan on March 17, in a press release on the Harvard Athletics website. Amaker told the Associated Press that he called today to accept the offer...
...details of Amaker's contract were not released, although Sullivan stated it was a multi-year deal. Amaker made nearly one million dollars at Michigan last season, according to the Associated Press...
Amaker moved to Michigan in 2001, where he coached for six seasons. He failed to take the Wolverines to the NCAAs, which led to his firing, although Michigan...
...Globe also reported that Amaker’s wife, Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, is expected to join the Harvard faculty. In a 2001 interview with the Michigan Daily, Amaker issued the following quote: “Any decision made in the Amaker household is a joint decision and I'm not the coach of that team...