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...
incredibly kid possibly talented
He's an incredibly talented kid but he's a very young kid. I said the other day I would like to keep him another year. I'd like to keep him another two years if I possibly could.
drafted gifted great hate incredibly kid millions needs next pass potential top year
He's an incredibly gifted kid with great potential who probably needs to come back next year but can't, because he's going to be drafted in the top five, probably. He can't come back and pass on millions and millions of dollars. That's our system. I hate it, but I'm going to tell him if he's going to be in the top five, which I keep hearing, he needs to go.
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.
gifts gotten great improving kid showcase starting tougher turned understand
He's improving every game. He's getting tougher every game. He's a kid who's just turned 20 and he's getting better right before our eyes. Rudy is starting to understand there are some great gifts he has and he has gotten to showcase them as he has gotten better.
brown clock hear plenty seconds seven words
I can still hear the words of Denham Brown saying, 'We have plenty of time. There's a minute, seven seconds on the clock and we're down five.' He really believed.
team flaws flawed
Every team is flawed. There hasn't been a truly complete team in a while.