Jim Calhoun Retiring

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Jim Calhoun has spent more than half his life as a head basketball coach, never venturing far from the New England area where he was born.

Between coaching stints at Northeastern and Connecticut, he racked up 873 wins - 625 of them coming at his beloved UConn, where he ran the men's program for 26 years and won three national titles.

Recently, though, the 70-year-old Hall of Famer has struggled with health problems, including a fractured hip last month that put him on crutches. On Thursday, he planned to announce his retirement, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

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He has been amazing coaching UConn for so long. UConn will definitely miss him.

 

[Ozzie]

Yeah, I figured with his health problems, this was probably coming pretty soon.

Great coach, even though I hated UConn everytime March rolled around.

EDIT: It's been announced that Calhoun's assistant coach, Kevin Ollie, will coach UConn this season.

 

[Ozzie]

UConn was like the Bearcat's biggest fear thanks to him. He was a great coach.

 

[2091401]

That team will still be good without him. He's left a mark with his assisting staff and I think they'll do okay. Still, no one will be able to fill his shoes.