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Jim Calhoun witnessed basketball practices all over the country in nearly half a century of coaching _ including Bob Knight's sessions _ and said he never saw the likes of the video that emerged this week of Rutgers' Mike Rice.
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There's a good bit of luck involved with office pools. Going in, you need to accept the fact that the guy next to you who knows nothing about basketball, who picks his teams based on which coaches wear glasses or which school is closer to his Mom's house, has a solid chance of finishing higher than you.
In his first season as Kentucky's coach, John Calipari led the Wildcats to 35 wins and a trip to the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.
Connecticut has given men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie a five-year contract extension.
Connecticut has given men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie a contract extension through the end of the 2017-18 season.
Connecticut has given men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie a new contract that runs through the end of the 2017-18 season.
Whether it happens within days or months, this year or next, the Big East's days as a viable college sports power appear to be near their end according to several reports Thursday.
Former Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun revealed on Monday that he had surgery in May to remove an apparent cancerous growth from his lungs.
The college basketball season gets under way Friday with a game at a Europe military base, two more aboard Navy ships and another featuring a reshaped national champion playing in a brand new building.
Jim Calhoun retired as Connecticut's basketball coach Thursday, closing a 26-year career at the school with three national titles, an upcoming NCAA tournament ban and no apologies.
If you know Jim Calhoun, then you knew exactly what he was going to say on his last day as a coach. He got this far believing he could talk almost anyone into practically anything. He was not about to stop now.
Jim Calhoun retired as Connecticut's basketball coach Thursday, closing a 26-year career at the school with three national titles, an upcoming NCAA tournament ban and no apologies.
As Jim Calhoun stood in his office at Gampel Pavilion, waiting for his final news conference as Connecticut's basketball coach, Pat Calhoun turned to her husband and gave him one final piece of advice.
Jim Calhoun is officially retiring as men's basketball coach at Connecticut after a 40-year college career and three national championships.
"We are talking about a level of crossing the line and making a human being feel so small," Calhoun explained.
"I yelled at a kid wrongly, yeah _ all of us use different motivational tactics," said Calhoun, who won three national championships at Connecticut before retiring in September. "Maybe (holding) practice at midnight ... But you can't ever put your hands on a player."
