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Amaker was a high school basketball star at Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School from 1979 to 1983 under coach Paul (Red) Jenkins. Amaker led the Woodson Cavaliers to four straight Northern District titles, including victories over the national powerhouse DeMatha Catholic High School.
Duke University wanted to hire Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker last spring to replace the retiring Mike Krzyzewski, even going so far as to offer him the job.
In the 17 seasons since taking over as head coach of Harvard’s men’s basketball program, Tommy Amaker has reinvented the Crimson into an Ivy League power with a national presence.
Duke president Vincent Price reportedly wanted to hire former Blue Devils guard and current Harvard coach Tommy Amaker, while Krzyzewski preferred the program's current associate head coach Jon...
Whether it’s on the court or “Beyond the 94 x 50,” Tommy Amaker inspires great teammates. A former star point guard at Duke University and National Defensive Player of the Year, Amaker made the transition seamlessly from player to coach and – most importantly – from coach to educator.
His name continues to swirl around the opening at Georgetown, which makes sense because Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker has the credentials to merit more than casual consideration.
Tommy Amaker, the ex-Seton Hall and current Harvard coach, was “heartbroken” when Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski pushed him out as his successor and chose Jon Scheyer instead, a new book says.
Tommy Amaker is an educator, coach, and leader Amaker began his basketball career as a star point guard at Duke University in the 1980s, becoming an All American, a National Defensive Player of the Year, and a gold medalist with the U.S. national team that won the World Championship in 1986.
Today, the Harvard basketball coach is not only one of the nation’s most respected teachers of the game, currently at the helm of the Ivy League’s predominant team, but also a local power...
Teamwork and defensive brilliance defined the high school and college basketball careers of Tommy Amaker, a 1983 Woodson grad. His basketball mind took him from Woodson to Duke as a player,...