Five things to know about Kentucky basketball’s Saturday opponent, the Harvard Crimson.
1. Tommy Amaker is winningest basketball coach in Harvard history
You remember Amaker, of course. He was the Duke point guard (1983-87)on the Blue Devils’ team that lost to “Never Nervous” Pervis Ellison and Louisville in the finals of the 1986 NCAA Tournament.
An assistant at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski from 1988 to 1997, Amaker went 68-55 in four seasons as head coach at Seton Hall, taking the Pirates to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament in 2000. He was then hired at Michigan where he went 108-84 in six seasons but was fired after failing to take the Wolverines to the Big Dance.