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...
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When I walk down with Cousy I'm walking in as the face of New England as the face of so many people who weren't fortunate enough to get into what I got into.
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Jeff is probably the most emotional kid we have. He's just really an emotional person and I think he operates on that.
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People will fall in love with Jeff Adrien. All he does is come to work, put the hard hat on, just keep getting balls off the glass. Hopefully, as we move up in caliber and size, he's still able to do that.
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Jeff was great. It's what we needed (from him).
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Did you ever see Jeff Adrien? I wouldn't want to put Rob Garrison in there. But I think Jeff can handle himself OK.
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All of a sudden the game changed when Jeff Adrien got in it. That was something for a freshman to express his emotion the way he did.
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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.
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This is where you want to be. You want to be playing from the top.
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He plays a great game with great enthusiasm. What a wonderful thing.
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Everyone praised us, ... It was, 'They stuck around.'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.