Jim Calhoun

Jim Calhoun (born May 10, 1942)

Teams coached: Northeastern Huskies, Connecticut Huskies, Saint Joseph (CT) Blue Jays
Northeastern record: 248-137 (.644)
Connecticut record: 625-243 (.720) **
Saint Joseph (CT) record^: 47-17 (.734)
Overall record^: 920-397 (.699) **

Career Accomplishments:

• NCAA National Championships:  3  (1999, 2004, 2011)
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  22  (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) **
• NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen:  12  (1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011) **
• NCAA Tournament Final Four:  4  (1999, 2004, 2009, 2011)
• NIT Championships:  1  (1988)
• NIT Appearances:  6  (1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2010)
• Big East Regular Season Champion:  10  (1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
• America East Regular Season Champion:  6  (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986)
• Big East Tournament Champion:  7  (1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011)
• America East Tournament Champion:  5  (1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986)
• GNAC (Div III) Tournament Champion:  1  (2020)
• NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances:  1  (2020)

Awards:

• AP Coach of the Year:  1  (1990)
• Sporting News Coach of the Year:  1  (1990)
• UPI Coach of the Year:  1  (1990)
• Big East Coach of the Year:  4  (1990, 1994, 1996, 1998)
• America East Coach of the Year:  1  (1986)
• John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2005)
• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2005, honored 2022)
• National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2006)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2018-2021	Saint Joseph
1986-2012	Connecticut
1972-1986	Northeastern

Jim Calhoun Facts

• James A. Calhoun
• Born May 10, 1942
• Hometown: Braintree, Massachusetts
• Alma Mater: American International College (BS, 1968)
• Received a basketball scholarship to Lowell State (now UMass Lowell) but left after three months to work and support his family
  • Played basketball at American International from 1965-1968, serving as team captain in ’67-68
• Immediately began his coaching career after graduation, coaching (and teaching) at Lyme-Old Lyme HS in Connecticut
• Next coaching jobs were at Westport HS and Dedham HS, both in his home state of Massachusetts
• Became the head coach at Northeastern in 1972, holding that position for 14 seasons (1972-86)
  • During his tenure at Northeastern, the program transitioned from Division II to Division I (in 1979) as a member of what would later be known as the America East Conference
• Following a run of five America East titles and NCAA Tournament bids in six seasons, Calhoun left Northeastern to become the head coach at Connecticut in the Big East Conference
• In 26 years at UConn, Calhoun’s Huskies teams won ten Big East titles, one NIT Championship and an impressive three NCAA National Championships (1999, 2011, 2014)
  • Retired in 2012 with 879 career victories as a head coach, 625 of which came while at UConn
  • Calhoun is one of just five college head coaches with 3 National Championships, alongside Adolph Rupp (Kentucky), John Wooden (UCLA), Bob Knight (Indiana), and Mike Krzyzewski (Duke)
• Has been very active with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, serving for many years as the organization’s Honorary Chairman
• Came out of retirement in 2018, taking over as head coach of the newly launched men’s basketball program at Division III Saint Joseph in West Hartford, CT
  • In the second year of the program, Calhoun’s team went 26-3 and reached the (later cancelled) D-III NCAA Tournament
  • After winning the first three games of the season, Calhoun officially retired from coaching and turned things over to Glen Miller
• Along with his wife, Pat, has two sons and six grandchildren

Jim Calhoun Coaching Tree

• Mark Daigneault (Oklahoma City Thunder, Oklahoma City Blue)
• Howie Dickenman (Central Connecticut)
• Karl Fogel (Mercyhurst, Northeastern)
• Karl Hobbs (George Washington)
• Mike Jarvis (Florida Atlantic, St. John’s, George Washington, Boston U)
• Dave Leitao (DePaul, Virginia, Northeastern)
• Donyell Marshall (Central Connecticut)
• Glen Miller (Saint Joseph CT, Penn, Brown, Connecticut College)
• Tom Moore (Quinnipiac, Worcester State)
• Kevin Ollie (Connecticut)
• Steve Pikiell (Rutgers, Stony Brook)
• Patrick Sellers (Central Connecticut)
• Ted Woodward (Maine)

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels

** Listed accomplishments for this coach do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA