STORRS, Conn. (AP) -Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun says it’s been difficult to convince players to come to Connecticut when other people are telling them he’s about to retire.
The 67-year-old Hall of Famer said Monday that’s why he issued a statement last week reiterating what he’s been saying since December – that he and the school are on the verge of signing a multiyear contract, and that he plans to continue coaching at UConn.
Calhoun says nothing about the contract negotiations have changed, and that reports that he had been contemplating retirement were false.
UConn has at least one more game to play this season, on Tuesday night against Northeastern in the NIT.
Guard Kemba Walker says the team knew the coach was planning to return.
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