Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun
James A. Calhoun is the former head coach of the University of Connecticut men's basketball team. His teams won three NCAA national championships, played in four Final Fours, won the 1988 NIT title, and seven Big East tournament championships. With his team's 2011 NCAA title win, the 68-year-old Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men's basketball title. He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his career with 873 victories, ranking 12th all-time as of...
maybe minutes shake took
It took us 30 minutes to shake them, maybe 35 minutes.
days fourth game league playing surprise
It won't surprise me to see someone playing their fourth game in four days on Saturday. I just think the league has been like that.
final four quite
They could get to the Final Four with their effort. No one's done quite what they did to us.
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The two guards are just absolutely playing terrific.. Whitney has really become a force in this league. They're the kind of team that feels good about itself and those kind of teams you cannot give an opening to.
basketball fortunate game gods smiling win
They did more than enough to win this game. More than enough. We were fortunate that the basketball gods were smiling on us. They had every right to win that game as much as we did.
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They came out and pressed us and generally teams that press us allow to get ourselves going. And this was their third game in five days so it made it very difficult for them to stay with us.
certainly eventually game particular talent wins
Talent eventually wins out, and in this particular game it certainly did.
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It's incredibly needed on this basketball team. He is our inside threat right now.
everybody foul shots starts team
It's contagious. Once a team starts missing, everybody misses. And we're not making foul shots right now.
believe considered reason serious time
It's considered serious by me. I don't think it's punishable by expulsion. I believe Marcus will be back some time this year. I don't know about A.J. The only reason I don't know now is medically. And I don't know the ramifications of everything else.
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It's amazing that we were playing Kentucky for the first time. But we're trying to earn (recognition) as a lead program in America, and hopefully we continue to do that. It was obviously a tremendous, tremendous basketball game.
east easy faced number time
It's back to the Big East of old, to some degree. There are no easy games. This is a Georgetown-Syracuse weekend, which we've faced on a number of occasions. It's an important time for us.
special
It is special. It's even more special because of what's at stake.
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It's a great opportunity for us and a great opportunity for Albany. I think coach (Will) Brown knows what a win can do and his kids know what a win can do. It's a great time of the year.