KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Harvard’s Tommy Amaker will serve as the President of the NABC Board of Directors for the 2026-27 season – a term that will run through the 2027 Men’s Final Four.
Amaker recently completed his 19th season at Harvard, where he has won seven Ivy League championships, reached four NCAA Tournaments, and accumulated seven 20-win seasons. Amaker has won 497 games over his head coaching career that also included prior stops at Michigan and Seton Hall.
Amaker is an influential national figure off the court as well. He is an Executive Fellow at the Harvard Business School, a past member of the USA Basketball Board of Directors, and in 2020 helped launch the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative – for which he was presented with the NABC Guardians of the Game Award for Inclusion.
“Tommy Amaker is one of our game’s most widely respected leaders, and has long embraced his platform as a coach to impact the world in ways that extend far beyond basketball,” said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. “As the NABC continues to elevate the voice of coaches during this period of change in college athletics, Tommy will provide steady leadership that represents the perspectives of our members across all levels of the sport.”
Amaker first joined the NABC Board of Directors in 2015, and served as its First Vice President last season. He assumes the role of NABC President following the 2025-26 term of Minnesota State coach Matt Margenthaler.
“I am beyond proud and excited to begin my term as the 2026-27 NABC Board of Directors President,” said Amaker. “This is an incredibly meaningful opportunity for me to give back to our sport and to provide leadership for our coaching community during these times. I look forward to the year ahead and am grateful for the confidence that my fellow coaches have instilled in me.”
The transition of the NABC President role also marks the conclusion of NABC Board of Directors terms for Samford coach Lennie Acuff and former Middlebury coach Jeff Brown.
“Lennie and Jeff are role models in our profession and have provided invaluable contributions to the work of the NABC in recent years,” Robinson added. “I thank them for their service to the NABC and the broader coaching community.”
