Amaker To Remain At Harvard

The most striking thing about Tommy Amaker's tenure at Harvard is that he has made the job more desirable than an ACC job, at least to Amaker. There's a long line of former Harvard coaches who cannot believe what he has accomplished. It's truly amazing.

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For a bit of perspective, even if Harvard has eased admissions for basketball players, it's still more demanding than the vast majority of schools. Consider where Davidson, Wake Forest, Northwestern, and up until very recently, Stanford has been. Consider Notre Dame. The Irish have been tough until lately, but does anyone think this year's Notre Dame would beat Amaker's squad?

It beggars belief.