Jim Calhoun
Alma Mater:
American International (MA)
Class of:
Hometown:
Braintree, MA
- Won three NCAA Tournament championships (1999, 2004 and 2011) and reached another Final Four (2009)
- Coach of 1988 NIT champion and 1997 third-place team
- Coach of 11 conference tournament champions--five in the North Atlantic (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1986) and six in the Big East (1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2004)
- All-time winningest coach for Northeastern and Connecticut
- Assistant coach at his alma mater under Bill Callahan for two seasons in 1966-67 and 1967-68
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005
- Final Top 20 Rankings (16: AP/UPI/USA)--1990 (3/3/5), 1991 (NR/NR/15), 1994 (4/4/7), 1995 (8/8/6), 1996 (3/3/8), 1998 (6/7), 1999 (3/1), 2000 (20/NR), 2002 (10/T6), 2003 (23/11), 2004 (7/1), 2005 (13/17), 2006 (2/4), 2008 (16/NR), 2009 (5/3) and 2011 (9/1)
- All-Americans (nine): Connecticut's Ray Allen (1995 and 1996), Rudy Gay (2006), Richard Hamilton (1998 and 1999), Donyell Marshall (1994), Emeka Okafor (2003 and 2004), A.J. Price (2008), Doron Sheffer (1996), Hasheem Thabeet (2009) and Kemba Walker (2011).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19-7 | DNP | |||||
12-11 | DNP | |||||
12-12 | DNP | |||||
12-13 | DNP | |||||
12-14 | DNP | |||||
14-12 | DNP | |||||
13-13 | DNP | |||||
19-8 | DNP | |||||
24-6 | NCAA (1-1) | |||||
23-7 | 8-1 | 1st | NAC | NCAA (1-1) | ||
13-15 | 4-6 | 6th | NAC | DNP | ||
27-5 | 14-0 | 1st | NAC | NCAA (1-1) | ||
22-9 | 13-3 | T-1st | NAC | NCAA (0-1) | ||
26-5 | 16-2 | 1st | NAC | NCAA (0-1) | ||
9-19 | 3-13 | T-8th | DNP | |||
20-14 | 4-12 | 9th | NIT (5-0) | |||
18-13 | 6-10 | T-7th | NIT (2-1) | |||
31-6 | 12-4 | T-1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
20-11 | 9-7 | T-3rd | NCAA (2-1) | |||
20-10 | 10-8 | T-5th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
15-13 | 9-9 | T-4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
29-5 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA (2-1) | |||
28-5 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
32-3 | 17-1 | 1st | Big East 6 | NCAA (2-1) | ||
18-15 | 7-11 | 6th | Big East 6 | NIT (4-1) | ||
32-5 | 15-3 | 1st | Big East 6 | NCAA (3-1) | ||
34-2 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA (6-0) | |||
25-10 | 10-6 | 4th | NCAA (1-1) | |||
20-12 | 8-8 | T-3rd | Big East (East) | NIT (1-1) | ||
27-7 | 13-3 | 1st | Big East (East) | NCAA (3-1) | ||
23-10 | 10-6 | T-1st | Big East (East) | NCAA (2-1) | ||
33-6 | 12-4 | 2nd | NCAA (6-0) | |||
23-8 | 13-3 | T-1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
30-4 | 14-2 | T-1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
17-14 | 6-10 | 12th | DNP | |||
24-9 | 13-5 | 4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
31-5 | 15-3 | T-2nd | NCAA (4-1) | |||
18-16 | 7-11 | T-11th | NIT (1-1) | |||
32-9 | 9-9 | T-9th | NCAA (6-0) | |||
2011-12 |
* Vacated three NCAA Tournament games.
** UConn compiled a 3-4 record with assistant George Blaney at the helm when Calhoun went on a temporary medical leave.
- 38-Year Coaching Record: 825-349 (.703) overall
- 248-137 (.644) in 14 years at Northeastern
- 577-222 (.722) in first 24 years at Connecticut
- 55-12 (.821) in North Atlantic Conference
- 261-145 (.643) in Big East Conference
- 13-2 (.867) in North Atlantic Tournament
- 28-18 (.609) in Big East Tournament
- 45-19 (.703) in NCAA Tournament
- 13-5 (.722) in NIT