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...
count days left number seniors
I can probably count the number of seniors days I have left on one hand.
basketball college committee east goes home ncaa plays team terrific veteran
I don't think the Big East or college basketball or the (selection) committee should feel any embarrassment if that team goes to the NCAA Tournament. (But) we were home and Denham, some of our veteran players, Rashad, etc., they made some terrific plays down the stretch.
helped particular player points team
I don't think there is a player on the team at particular points that won't be helped by Marcus being back.
ball looked shot
I don?t think he even had the ball when he shot it. I don?t think he even looked at the basket.
anybody hot missed played points
I don't think anybody I've ever had could get as hot as he can get. The other night, if we had played him 28, 29 minutes, he would've had over 40 points and I don't think he would've missed a 3-pointer.
days east game goal win
I don?t want to put everything into one game. We have a lot more we?d like to accomplish. But we always said our goal is to win the Big East championship, and I think to back away from that two days before the game would be foolhardy.
confidence emotional fans gets strength
He?s not only a leader, he?s an emotional leader. He has some of what Khalid has, his strength and confidence level. ... He gets fans involved.
kid
He's one of the best. He's made as many big 3-pointers as any kid I've ever had.
assistants associate best coach head name next talent week
He's one of the best assistants and one of the best evaluators of talent that I've ever been around, ... I think in the next week or two we are going to try to name him associate head coach because he's been that good.
chance special
He's got a chance to be a very special player.
team flaws flawed
Every team is flawed. There hasn't been a truly complete team in a while.
team blessed kids
Sometimes you're blessed with teams that are incredibly talented, but there's chaos. But sometimes you're blessed, as I have been this year, to have kids who think the same way you do.
basketball mistake mean
We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on the mistakes of our opponents. At the same time we feel it is a very safe press because we work very hard at the necessary rotations.
basketball block player
We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out.