Amaker in more hot water

The Harvard men's basketball team might have been cleared of any wrongdoing in recruitment, but coach Tommy Amaker is back in hot water. According to a New York Times article, Amaker recently cut five players, including all three of the team's sophomores. Most importantly, all of the five were recruited by his predecessor, Frank Sullivan.

Now, in any Division-I conference except the Ivy League, this wouldn't be that big of a deal (or so says the Times). But besides going against the spirit of the Ivy League, Amaker did this in one of the worst ways possible. Instead of making the cuts either in the spring or summer, which would have given the players a chance to transfer to another school, he waited until they had registered for fall classes. Furthermore, he didn't even give them a chance to compete for their spots this year. In fact, the three sophomores who were kicked off all started at least one game last year, yet they were shown the door -- presumably just to make room for Amaker's own recruits.

This forced exodus isn't breaking any rules. But for the second time in the past year, Amaker's management of the team has clearly been questioned.