UConn coach Jim Calhoun
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U.S. President Barack Obama is presented with a jersey from Kemba Walker and coach Jim Calhoun at a ceremony honoring the 2011 NCAA men's basketball champions University of Connecticut at the White House in Washington
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Huskies head coach Calhoun holds the NCAA trophy after the Huskies defeated the Bulldogs in their men's final NCAA Final Four College Championship basketball game in Houston
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Huskies head coach Calhoun greets fans after his team defeated the Wildcats during their NCAA West Regional college basketball game in Anaheim
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Connecticut Huskies' coach Calhoun watches his team play the Kentucky Wildcats during their NCAA Final Four college basketball game in Houston
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Final Four trip worth $9.5 million to conference
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Jim Calhoun
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Connecticut head coach Calhoun waves to the crowd at the conclusion of their NCAA men's West Regional basketball game against the Tigers in Glendale
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University of Connecticut head coach holds up a cake celebrating his 700th win.
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Calhoun led the UConn men's basketball program from obscurity to three national championships. He won 873 games in 40 years as a head coach, first at Northeastern and the last 26 years at UConn, and put four teams in the Final Four, winning national titles in 1999, 2004 and 2011. Calhoun was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.