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...
exactly
When we have to play them again, we'll look at exactly what we did (Monday).
experience stretch toughness won
What they need down the stretch is experience. It's what we have. Our experience and our toughness won this game.
both feeling great move opportunity places teams
What this is for 64 teams is a great opportunity. It's a great opportunity for Connecticut. It's a great opportunity for us and it's a great opportunity for Albany. Both teams have something at stake. Both teams want to move on. There is no feeling like it. I've been a 16, a 15, a 1, and I've been all places in between. Each one is exciting.
anybody difficult increased league quality taken teams truly
We've taken the quality of teams and just increased them in quantity. I don't think anybody truly understands how difficult this league will be day in and day out.
control easy eventually fighting kentucky kept routes
There are no easy routes in this tournament. I thought we could eventually take control of this game, but Kentucky kept fighting back.
becomes couple craig few good plays trying unless
We're trying to give him a lot of reinforcement, tell him to take a couple of chances, make a few mistakes, because you can't make good plays unless you make a few mistakes. Craig becomes more important down the stretch.
craig few good mean needs plays positive pressure trying unless
We're trying to put pressure on Craig ? and I mean positive pressure ? and give him the reinforcement that he needs to take a few chances. You can't make good plays unless you make a few mistakes.
couple defense past played weeks
We haven't played defense really well the past couple of weeks and that was just highlighted there.
freshman nobody stand
When he got a rebound, nobody was going to take it away from him. For a freshman to go in and make that kind of a stand is very significant.
nobody
We have no one like Brandon Roy. Nobody does.
again felt friday home later speak talk tonight upset
We will go home to Storrs later this afternoon. I will be upset when I get to my house. Tonight will be painful. Friday will be painful. I will never speak again about anything specifically from the game. I will talk very often about how we all felt after it was over.