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Tommy Amaker

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Tommy Amaker (born 1965) is an American NCAA Division I college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team. He has been head coach at Michigan and Seton Hall. He played point guard and was an assistant coach for Duke under Mike Krzyzewski. An All-American player, Amaker earned the first NABC Defensive Player of the Year award. Amaker was a Duke assistant for nine seasons (including the 1990–91 and 1991–92 National Champion teams). Amaker coached Seton Hall to postseason tournaments in each of his four seasons. He overcame the Michigan basketball scandal and won the 2004 National Invitation Tournament with the 2003–04 Michigan Wolverines. As Harvard men's basketball coach, Amaker was the first coach to lead the Crimson to victory over a ranked opponent. The 2010–11 team became the first Harvard team to earn a share of the Ivy League championship. The 2011–12 team became the first Harvard team to appear in the Associated Press and Coaches Polls. Amaker's 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 and 2014–15 teams repeated as Ivy League champions. The 2012–13 team gave Harvard its first NCAA tournament victory. The 2013–14 team posted a record 27 wins.
 * Most recent similar article(s): TBD
 * Main editors: TonyTheTiger
 * Promoted: June 15, 2013
 * Reasons for nomination: 50th Birthday
 * Support as nominator. TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 12:17, 5 May 2015 (UTC)