Former national championship head coach and basketball Hall-of-Famer Jim Calhoun is making a shocking return to the bench for the 2018-19 season.
Calhoun will make his coaching debut for the University Of Saint Joseph in Connecticut tonight. Having won three national championships at UCONN, Calhoun has taken up a Division 3 job. (RELATED: The World Just Feels Right With College Basketball Being Back. Here’s The Reason Why)
EXCLUSIVE: Our insider @GoodmanHoops caught up with former @UConnMBB head coach Jim Calhoun to discuss how his journey has taken him to DIII @USJCT and much more.
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Calhoun obviously does not have to prove anything as a coach, having won multiple championships, and having already been inducted into the basketball hall of fame in 2005.
This is simply the story of a man who has given his life to the game of basketball and believes he still has more to give.
STORRS, CT- SEPTEMBER 13: University Of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun announces his retirement at a news conference on September 13, 2012 in Storrs, Connecticut. (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)
Who knows how much longer the 76-year-old Calhoun will coach?
But it’s awesome that he still wants to dedicate his life to helping young men reach their potential.