STORRS, Conn. (AP) -Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun remains on medical leave and will miss Wednesday’s Big East game at Providence.
Associate head coach George Blaney, who led the No. 19 Huskies (13-6, 3-3) to wins last week over St. John’s and then-No. 1 Texas, says Calhoun seems to be doing well and is “talking more aggressively” on the phone.
Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway has said the decision on when Calhoun will return will be made by the coach and Dr. Peter Schulman.
School officials will not say what is ailing the 67-year-old Hall of Famer, but say it has nothing to do with Calhoun’s three bouts with cancer and is not related to his heart.
Blaney says the coach has been taking his doctor’s advice to stay away.
“To my knowledge, this is the best he’s ever done with following instructions toward anything,” Blaney said.
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