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Tommy Amaker Gets A Major Recruit For Harvard

This is huge for the Crimson.

Here's how much things have changed at Harvard: Former Duke star and assistant Tommy Amaker can go toe to to with major conference schools for a recruit and win.

Latest and perhaps best example: Amaker has convinced point guard Bryce Aiken to attend Harvard and he's totally bought in, saying that "It’s the No. 1 school in the world. The term ‘student-athlete’ is thrown out there a lot nowadays and most basketball players aren’t looking for academics and take high-academic schools for granted. Coach [Tommy] Amaker believes that I can take their program to the next level and I will play immediately.