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...
bottom emotional game incredibly intense kids line rather trying
The bottom line is that I'd rather let the kids play on. Kids are going to get emotional in a game like that and I don't think Brandon or Rudy were trying to do anything more. It was such an incredibly intense game, they just kind of got into each other a little bit. They were not doing anything.
bottom forward line looking steve sure
The bottom line is, we?re looking forward to having Steve come here. But I?m sure Steve would like to come here with more experience.
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This is a sad day and a happy day, all in one.
awful complaints-and-complaining games
This is one of those games where I don't have an awful lot of complaints.
appear good stepped team
This is our team and it's a pretty good one. When Rudy didn't play well, Denham stepped up. There were other guys, too. We appear to be a pretty good team with a lot of answers.
fact inspired ncaa scared teams
Some teams play loose, and better than what they have. They were never scared off by the NCAA Tournament; in fact they were inspired by it.
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Some teams in their position are scared by the NCAA tournament. They were inspired by it.
best far funny good hard looks matter round sees shot works
No matter how his shot looks - funny to all of us - or if someone is right in his face, it doesn't matter. He only sees orange, that little round thing. As long as he's squared up, he'll make shots. He's too good a shooter. And he really works so hard at it. This, by the way, is far and away his best season.
actions coaches good
Coaches all understand. Coaches aren't responsible for the actions of their players, but if you're a good coach you feel very responsible for their actions.
coming game god minutes next played score thank
Coming off a Villanova game where he played 13 minutes and didn't score a point, I started him the next game to tell him we've got to get him back. For us to win, we've got to get him back. ... Thank God we got them back.
minutes takes took
Normally, it takes us about 10 minutes to get into the game. Today, it took us 25.
assistant brother career four meaningful national sisters taken took
The national championship in 1999 took me back to my career at UConn. This has taken me back to my life, to where it began, my brother and four sisters and how meaningful they have been, to my family, my parents, my friends, my players, my assistant coaches. It's pretty deep.
basketball magic name nobody
The name has magic to it. There's nobody in basketball that when I say the name Gavitt they don't respond.
believe decent second shot
They shot 6-of-7 from 3 in the second half. That's decent shooting, I believe.