(1942-05-10) May 10, 1942 (age 82) Braintree, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1965–1968
American International
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1969
Lyme-Old Lyme HS
1970–1972
Dedham HS
1972–1986
Northeastern
1986–2012
UConn
2018–2021
Saint Joseph (CT)
Head coaching record
Overall
920–397 (.699)
Tournaments
50–19 (NCAA Division I) 0–1 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 NCAA Division I tournament (1999, 2004, 2011)
4 NCAA Regional – Final Four (1999, 2004, 2009, 2011)
7 Big East tournament (1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011)
10 Big East regular season (1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
5 ECAC North tournament (1981–1982, 1984–1986)
6 ECAC North regular season (1980–1982, 1984–1986)
GNAC tournament (2020)
GNAC regular season (2020)
NIT (1988)
Awards
John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2005)
AP Coach of the Year (1990)
UPI Coach of the Year (1990)
CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year (1990)
Sporting News Coach of the Year (1990)
4× Big East Coach of the Year (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998)
America East Coach of the Year (1986)
Best Coach/Manager ESPY Award (2019)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2005 (profile)
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 (celebrated in 2022)
James A. Calhoun (born May 10, 1942)[1] is a retired college basketball coach. He is best known for his tenure as head coach of the University of Connecticut (UConn) men's basketball team. His teams won three NCAA national championships (1999, 2004, 2011), played in four Final Fours, won the 1988 NIT title, and won seventeen Big East Championships, which include 7 Big East tournament championships (1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011) and 10 Big East regular season (1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006). With his team's 2011 NCAA title win, the 68-year-old Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men's basketball title.[2] He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his NCAA Division I career with 873 victories, ranking 11th all time as of February 2019. From 2018–21, he served as head coach of the University of Saint Joseph men's basketball team. Calhoun is one of only six coaches in NCAA Division I history to win three or more championships, and he is widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time.[3][4] In 2005, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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^Wise, Mike (April 5, 2011). "Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun just won't go away". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^"Basketball". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
^"10 Greatest Coaches in NCAA Basketball History". Bleacher Report.
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