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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun is expected to announce his retirement Thursday.
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Multiple news outlets reported the news Wednesday night. A press conference was planned for 2 p.m. Thursday.
Former player Kevin Ollie, an assistant to Calhoun, is expected to replace him.
Calhoun, 70, won three NCAA championships since taking over as coach of the Huskies in 1986. He has been beset by health issues in recent years, however. He suffered a fractured hip last month.
Calhoun has won 873 games in 40 years as an NCAA Division I men’s basketball coach. He started his career at his alma mater, Northeastern, in Boston. Four of his UConn teams reached the NCAA's Final Four, and the Huskies won titles in 1999, 2004 and 2011.
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Correct Paige. The baseball pass from Burrell to Tate at the buzzer to beat Clemson. Also, I'll never forget that comeback in the Garden when we beat Georgetown and Allen Iverson to win the BIG East Championship on Ray Allen's twisting shot in the lane. UCONN fans went balistic in the Garden that night and people were literally hugging other UCONN fans whom they had just met/never met before.
Hey Tom, we'll never see another coaching job like this in our lifetime. Taking a school with long tradition and no NCAA national success on a road to an elite power has been remarkable to watch. Fortunately, as a student back in the late 80's, I got to see it all first hand. The NIT championship in '88 got it started and then the dream season in '90 with "The Shot". Was at the first championship in '99. Awesome ride. Thanks Coach!
Was that Tate George's court long Hail Mary shot you were referring to, Sam?