Amaker then got himself into hot water by recruiting players with lower academic profiles than his predecessor had recruited.

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He played overseas before starting a coaching career that included stints with the WNBA's Detroit Shock and with Tommy Amaker's staff at Seton Hall.

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Tommy Amaker outcoached his contemporary, Steve Alford, exacting revenge of sorts from when Alford's Indiana team beat Amaker and Duke back in the 1987 regional semifinals.

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