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...
carried faces friendly league maybe road
Don't get too carried away. Get around this league, go to some of the places, get on the road and see some of the friendly faces in this league and maybe we'll see you another time.
chance face goes housing loss moving parents players
There's a chance that one of the parents will be moving up here with one of the players if everything goes through. I shouldn't pre-judge, but in most instances like this, they face a loss of housing privileges. If that happens, one of the parents will be moving with one of the players.
everybody face great group incredibly love miss sad
I'm incredibly sad to have to face this group because I've told everybody how much I love them and how much I'm going to miss them. I miss them right now. I don't want them to leave. They are great kids.
face group incredibly love miss
I'm incredibly saddened to have to face this group because I told them how much I love them and how much I'm going to miss them.
believes doubt face guy team toughest
You can see a team that believes it's going to win. They had no doubt they were going to win. None. Therefore, that's the toughest guy to face all the time, the guy who believes he's going to win.
east easy faced number time
It's back to the Big East of old, to some degree. There are no easy games. This is a Georgetown-Syracuse weekend, which we've faced on a number of occasions. It's an important time for us.
blamed game mistake turned worst
It was the worst mistake he ever made. That was the game we were down by 25 and I turned to him every play and blamed him on it.
playing
This is where you want to be. You want to be playing from the top.
enthusiasm game great plays wonderful
He plays a great game with great enthusiasm. What a wonderful thing.
praised stuck
Everyone praised us, ... It was, 'They stuck around.'
darts memorable players thrown
He's one of the most memorable players we've ever had if you think about just how spectacular he's been and the darts he's thrown at teams.
george great inspired mason matter ncaa opportunity others overwhelm scared tournament
Sometimes the NCAA Tournament can overwhelm a team. Others come in and see the great opportunity and play with a sense of looseness, even better than what they had. ... George Mason was never scared off by the NCAA. As a matter of fact, they were inspired by the NCAA.
enthusiasm kindness needs possibly pulled
I pulled Marcus off and berated him as much as I possibly could. Marcus didn't come out with the kind of enthusiasm that he needs to.
disrupted either fought game gone incredible offense team teams
No team has disrupted our half-court offense as much as Washington. It was an incredible game by two teams who fought with everything they had. I don't think either team could have gone another minute.