Got a hold of Jim Calhoun this afternoon, shortly before he was due to head out for another doctor's appointment for his back. Calhoun hasn't had a chance to meet new UConn athletic director Warde Manuel, but he likes the hire.
"I’ve heardgreat things about him," Calhoun said. "If Susan Herbst has chosen him, along with thetrustees, he’s got all of the qualifications going forward. I’m really happyabout the choice, given the fact that he’s a former student-athlete, he’s beeninvolved in a number of things. I’ve talked to (Buffalo men's basketball coach) Reggie Witherspoon about him, and heloved him."
Calhoun said the most impressive thing about Manuel's resume is that he was a former player who has also had great success as an athletics administrator.
"If you’re good enough and tough enough to be recruited byBo Schembechler, you’re probably some kind of guy that understands college athletics,not only from a philosophical standpoint but from an athletic standpoint," Calhoun said.
Asked about how he's doing physically, Calhoun said: “My status is the same. They haven’t given me a lot ofpain-killers, they don’t want to disguise with a temporary fix something theyknow is there with MRI’s and CAT scans … It’s frustrating, obviously, but thebottom line is, we’re going to take care of it.”
It appears highly unlikely Calhoun will coach Wednesday's game against DePaul. And for what it's worth, George Blaney is slated to handle the Big East coaches' teleconference call on Thursday.
"If you’re good enough and tough enough to be recruited byBo Schembechler, you’re probably some kind of guy that understands college athletics,not only from a philosophical standpoint but from an athletic standpoint," Calhoun said.
Asked about how he's doing physically, Calhoun said: “My status is the same. They haven’t given me a lot ofpain-killers, they don’t want to disguise with a temporary fix something theyknow is there with MRI’s and CAT scans … It’s frustrating, obviously, but thebottom line is, we’re going to take care of it.”
It appears highly unlikely Calhoun will coach Wednesday's game against DePaul. And for what it's worth, George Blaney is slated to handle the Big East coaches' teleconference call on Thursday.
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