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...
games hope ready row three tough
It's a bear. Three games in a row that will all be tough for different reasons. I just hope we're ready to go and we get through that.
allow early east offense physical played reminded took
It reminded me of a Big East game, probably back in the early 90s. (St. John's) took us out of our offense early, played us very physical and did not allow us to get into a flow.
believe hung truly win
I truly believe we win that game, particularly after the lay-up. There's no question, because it hung on the rim.
ask changed choice couple game incredibly kids last minutes plays three trust whatever
It?s not Rashad?s fault, trust me. Whatever we ask our kids to do, it?s our responsibility. We make the choice of who plays who. ... I?m incredibly, incredibly disappointed in the loss, incredibly disappointed in myself. I would have changed a couple of things probably the last two, three minutes of the game and into overtime.
affect alter both defensive either few games guys legitimate offense presence
It's one of the few games where you're going to have legitimate guys who can both put 20 on the board, double-figure rebound, both affect the other team's offense by being a defensive presence inside. Either one of these guys can really alter the game.
ready stop west
It's one loss. It's nothing more, nothing less. It's not going to stop us from getting ready for West Virginia.
believe decent second shot
They shot 6-of-7 from 3 in the second half. That's decent shooting, I believe.
brown effort game gave guys offensive poorest shocked state witnessed
They shocked us into such a state that I witnessed our poorest offensive effort in my 20 years at Connecticut. Albany gave us everything they had. I hugged (Albany coach) Will Brown after the game and I don't know Will Brown. I told him that, 'Your guys are special.' And they were.
cause disrupted game power problems space
They space the floor, and that can cause problems sometimes because our game is a game of power. And Villanova's backcourt disrupted us, so we couldn't use our power.
floor game team trying
They're trying to be the toughest, scrappiest team on the floor in every game they play. It's working.
caught feeling feels good itself magic opinion team tough
They've caught some magic in my opinion and they're feeling really good about themselves. When a team feels good about itself they're really tough to beat.
scoring threw
They threw us off. Scoring didn't come easily.
good guys kids pick run team top
They run very good offense. If you're not on top of your game, they've got guys on this year's team that can make plays. I think our kids are going to have to pick it up a level.
funny games given team tight
They've always been a team right on the edge. It's been a team that's given us very tight games at times. Other times, we've scored 123 points. It's been a funny series.