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Jim Calhoun is a Hall of Fame basketball coach best known for leading the University of Connecticut men's program to national prominence for more than two decades. A two-time NCAA champion with more than 750 career wins, Calhoun was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2005. Calhoun, originally from Braintree, Mass., attended American International College in Springfield. He was hired at UConn after 14 years as coach at Northeastern. Calhoun's only losing season at UConn was his first. In his second, 1987-88, he coached UConn to the NIT championship, which the program used as a springboard to greater things. In 1989-90, the Huskies galvanized the state of Connecticut with what...
Jim Calhoun is a Hall of Fame basketball coach best known for leading the University of Connecticut men's program to national prominence for more than two decades. A two-time NCAA champion with more than 750 career wins, Calhoun was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2005. Calhoun, originally from Braintree, Mass., attended American International College in Springfield. He was hired at UConn after 14 years as coach at Northeastern. Calhoun's only losing season at UConn was his first. In his second, 1987-88, he coached UConn to the NIT championship, which the program used as a springboard to greater things. In 1989-90, the Huskies galvanized the state of Connecticut with what became known as the "Dream Season." The Huskies finished 31-6, defeating Clemson in the Sweet 16 at the buzzer but losing in the next round to Duke at the buzzer. Calhoun didn't reach a Final Four until 1999, when UConn went on to win its first national championship. The second title came in 2004. Calhoun has sent more than 20 players to the NBA. In 2006, UConn had more players in the NBA (14) than any other school. Calhoun and his wife, Pat, have two sons and six grandchildren. The family has used their wealth and celebrity to help others. The Calhouns started the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at the UConn Health Center. Calhoun is also active in many other charitable causes.
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Calhoun Pleased With Players' Attitude
Courant Staff Writer— There is more color to Jim Calhoun's complexion now. His voice is sharp and clear. He appears to have gained back some weight he lost during radiation treatments, and he's back to moving at breakneck pace. All of this is easy to notice. But the...Tags: NCAA Tournament, Ethics, University of Connecticut, Values
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Recruiting Websites Popular With Fans, Problematic With Coaches
By DESMOND CONNER / Courant Staff WriterThe athletes love them. They want to see where they stack up, who's saying what about them. The parents do, too. It's their kid being evaluated and with the economy being what it is, a scholarship offer sure would lighten the load. The coaches, well,...Tags: ESPN, University of Connecticut Football, Values, Teaching and Learning, National Football League
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'Mad Dog' Russo calls in to say good-bye
neil.best@newsday.comNo one, least of all Mike and the Mad Dog themselves, knew exactly what to expect when the phone lines opened at WFAN early Friday afternoon. Chris "Mad Dog" Russo had fretted the night before about listeners blaming him for breaking up the sports talk...Tags: Executive Branch, CBS Corp., Radio Industry, Richard J Codey, Satellite Technology
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Biographical information on Jim Calhoun
NAME _ James A. Calhoun AGE _ 66 (Born May 10, 1942, in Braintree, Mass.) EDUCATION _ American International College. B.A., sociology, 1968. COACHING CAREER _ Head coach at Northeastern (1971-1986, record of 248-137); head coach at Connecticut,...Tags: University of Connecticut
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Cavs get Bucks' Williams in 3-team deal
The Cavaliers are getting some help for LeBron James. High-scoring Milwaukee point guard Mo Williams is headed to Cleveland as part of a six-player, three-team trade. In exchange for Williams (17.2 ppg) the Bucks receive Damon Jones from the Cavs and...Tags: Desmond Mason, Adrian Griffin, LeBron James, Chicago Bulls, Damon Jones
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Skinny: Hittin' The Road
•Three places we wish we had been: UNCASVILLE: A few dozen of Jim Calhoun's best players returned to Connecticut for a charity All-Star game on the day the coach finished his radiation treatment. BEIJING: Not for the air quality, but to see...Tags: Michael Phelps, Brett Favre, Annika Sorenstam
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Cavs get Williams in three-team, six-player deal
CAVS GET MO HELP. The Cavaliers are getting some help for LeBron. High-scoring Milwaukee point guard Mo Williams is headed to Cleveland to join LeBron James as part of a three-team trade that also involves Oklahoma City. "Acquiring Mo strengthens our...Tags: Danny Ferry, LeBron James, Contracts, Multi-Sport Events, University of Connecticut
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Blue Team Wins Exciting Calhoun Game
Courant Staff Writer— The Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Basketball Game had everything most exhibitions have — dunks, follies, some goofing around — and something most exhibition games do not: a pretty good ending. The Blue team, composed mostly of...Tags: Marcus Williams, Contracts, Jimmie Johnson, Clifford Robinson, Rudy Gay
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Gampel Still Home For Gay
Courant Staff WriterRudy Gay loves returning to Gampel Pavilion, where he sees a lot of himself. He spent two years in the UConn program and moved on to the NBA, so he is now celebrated inside Gampel's walls, no longer pushed. "It's totally different, seeing your pictures...Tags: University of Connecticut, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Minority Groups, Rudy Gay
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Calhoun Spends Summer Fighting Cancer
The Associated PressIt wasn't the way Jim Calhoun wanted to spend his summer. Thirty-three times over seven weeks, Connecticut's Hall of Fame basketball coach left his eastern Connecticut home by 5:30 a.m. to make a 45-minute trip to the University of Connecticut Health...Tags: Diseases, Marcus Williams, Howie Dickenman, Milwaukee Bucks, Rudy Gay
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