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 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Jim Calhoun played his college ball in the 1960s across town from rival Springfield College, which then housed the fledgling basketball Hall of Fame, and would often visit the site hoping someday to meet those enshrined.
His career came full circle Friday when the two-time NCAA champion coach at Connecticut prepared to enter the Hall not as a guest but as a member of its class of 2005. He'll be joined by Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, coach and broadcaster Hubie Brown, Brazilian women's star Hortencia Marcari and Louisiana State coach Sue Gunter, who will be honored posthumously.
"To return to Springfield under these circumstances...it's overwhelming," said Calhoun, an all-star forward at American International College. "It made me for once in my life really look at the past. Clearly this is the highlight of my career."
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