Calhoun "back at work"
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 11, 2010 3:40 PM EST
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PrintBreaking news this Thursday afternoon, via the magic of Twitter: UConn men's basketball radio broadcaster Joe D'Ambrosio reported on his Twitter feed that Jim Calhoun has returned from his medical leave to coach the Huskies, according to WTIC.
Can't find any other reports anywhere else just yet, but they'll be here as soon as we find them.
If true, we offer our hearty thanks that Coach Cal is apparently well once again. The Huskies can certainly use his guidance over this stretch run.
UPDATE: It is indeed true! Check out the official release from UConn's athletic department, below the jump.
February 11, 2010 (Storrs, Conn.)— University of Connecticut Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun has returned to his position following a medical leave of absence.
Coach Calhoun returned to the office this morning and has assumed his complete coaching responsibilities with no restrictions.
“I am excited to return to the team and my coaching staff,” said Calhoun. “I appreciate the hard work by the staff and team in my absence and am looking forward to being back on the court for practice this afternoon and moving forward. I am especially thankful to people for their support during the past three weeks, but also for the respect and privacy that everyone has provided me during this time. Dr. Schulman, my primary care physician, and I both felt that the time away was important for my personal and professional well-being and that I am ready to move ahead from this point at full speed.”
Coach Calhoun went on a temporary medical leave on January 19. He missed seven games during that time, during which the Huskies went 3-4.
Coach Calhoun will be available to the media Friday at the conclusion of practice in Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.
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WWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Fold the football program, and deposit monies previously budgeted for said program into a savings account in Coach Calbertus Magnus's name.
I think the private plane trip to Detroit in April probably lowered his blood pressure
Orange Bowl/dual Final Fours or bust in 2011. We're going all-in.
by Kevin Meacham on Feb 11, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions
Though not as much
as staying home did Boeheim’s.
by Andrew Porter on Feb 11, 2010 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Good..
I thought Blaney coming in would be good for the short term (turns out it was only good for Texas).
None of us knew for sure how long Calhoun would be out, but he was out probably a couple more games than I would have guessed.
Either way, it’s good to have him back. I say the first angry timeout he calls on Saturday comes at the 19:24 mark (he’s not officially back until that happens).
Hope the guy is actually healthy enough to coach.
Not that Calhoun has looked like anything resembling healthy in the last 5 years but I just hope he doesn’t go out there and have a heart attack or something else. Just think about this. Would you be going out and doing a stressful job @ 67 years old if you had half the health problems this guy has???? Granted I have no idea whats wrong with him, but I’m just saying.
Amen. Unironically,
I hope Cal isn’t on the sideline or in some sweltering high school gym when he has a really serious scare. His job usually isn’t a good one for people older than 60.
Fold the football program, and deposit monies previously budgeted for said program into a savings account in Coach Calbertus Magnus's name.
Welcome back
I think the best present he can give the team right now is shuttle runs until they puke, then more shuttle runs.
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