Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun plans on getting through this latest health crisis with his back and returning to coaching, whenever he is physically able.
Via College Sports University
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February 09, 2012
The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of total games played in 2013 if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament.
Currently barred from the NCAA tournament due to an NCAA penalty of years below-standard academic results, UCONN submitted a waiver last month and the request is under review.
As long as the NBA continues...
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February 05, 2012
Coach Pitino had some interesting comments about Jim Calhoun and the UConn Huskies in his post game press conference on Saturday afternoon. Pitino thinks UConn will be just fine without their head coach as they head to Louisville on Monday evening.
“I think under normal circumstances it would hurt, but Connecticut is so used to him being out. He was suspended three games earlier...
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February 08, 2012
The University of Connecticut has proposed reducing the number of games it will play next season if the NCAA grants a waiver to allow the Huskies to play in the 2013 men's basketball tournament.
The school is currently barred from the tourney, a penalty for years of below-standard academic results, but it requested a waiver last month.
That document, obtained this week by The...
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February 08, 2012
Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun will miss Saturday's game against No. 2 Syracuse while on an indefinite medical leave of absence because of spinal stenosis, a painful condition in his lower back.
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February 06, 2012
UConn is in a deep funk, and Jim Calhoun's absence isn't helping. After witnessing an embarrassing effort in Louisville, Gary Parrish says there's little hope the Huskies can get it turned around.
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February 06, 2012
Jeremy Lamb said he's embarrassed at his play. His Connecticut teammates don't have much to be proud of, either.
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February 08, 2012
The NCAA on Friday turned down the University of Connecticut's request for a waiver that would allow its men's basketball team to play in the 2013 national championship tournament.
UConn doesn't qualify for the tournament because of below-standard academic results, but it requested a waiver last month.
The school proposed alternate penalties, including playing a shorter...
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February 08, 2012
Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun says he's feeling better, but will miss his third straight game Saturday at Syracuse with spinal stenosis.
Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb was one of 20 players named to the 2012 Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced Monday.
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February 08, 2012
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun will miss Saturday's game against No. 2 Syracuse while on an indefinite medical leave of absence because of spinal stenosis, a painful condition in his lower back.
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February 08, 2012
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February 06, 2012
Maybe it was a good thing Jim Calhoun wasn't on hand to see the Huskies' 21-points loss to Louisville.
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February 08, 2012
The University of Connecticut has proposed its own penalties for failing to meet academic standards on its men's basketball team, if the NCAA will allow the Huskies to participate in the 2013 championship tournament.
The school currently does not qualify for the tournament based on several years of low academic progress reports, but filed a waiver last month.
That document...
Via Aaron Torres Sports
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February 07, 2012
When I sat down to write this article, I honestly expected to be a lot angrier than I am right now. I expected the words to flow off my pen like swears out the left-side of Jim Calhoun’s mouth, and my frustration to spill over, at one of the most sobering, angering and confusing losses by a UConn basketball team in my lifetime. Mostly, I expected there to be a huge helping of vitriol...
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February 06, 2012
The last time Louisville and Connecticut met, the Huskies capped their remarkable five-wins-in-five-days run in the Big East tournament before going on a similar tear through the NCAA tournament.
The stakes aren't nearly as high, but Rick Pitino's Cardinals aren't about to complain about their current winning streak.
The 24th-ranked Cardinals look for a fifth consecutive...
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