Jim Calhoun and the soon-to-be number one ranked Huskies beat No. 8 Marquette 93-82 last night.
It’s not like Calhoun wasn’t one of the sport’s elite coaches, but now he joins Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Jim Phelan, Mike Krzyzewski and Eddie Sutton as the only other coaches to win 800 games.
I don’t know about you, but I think Calhoun deserves a raise.

You know what happens to Political Science majors, right?
They either end up back in the classroom teaching or in Washington D.C. costing tax payers trillions!
And remember what fan is short for – FANATIC! “A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause,” according to Dictionary.com.
When I take a look at standings, teams and players, it’s easy for me to make a pretty decent judgment based on this and other tangibles.
For instance.
Syracuse is 17-5 and ranked 20th in this week’s Associated Press poll.
Pretty good overall record, huh? I’m sure some teams in the SWAC, MAC and …read more

It’s no secret that legendary North Carolina head coach Dean Smith is a liberal and current Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski is a conservative.
Fairly recently Dean Smith announced that he is endorsing Barack Hussein Obama.

Current North Carolina coach Roy Williams might be supporting Barack Hussein Obama? Not really sure…
UNC spokesperson says Roy didn’t endorse Obama.
Of course he didn’t. Wink. A UNC basketball rep described the statement Williams made calling Obama “the next President of the United States” as “playful.” Of course Williams could have refused the Obama campaign’s request to have Obama on court. No, instead, …read more

Texas coach Rick Barnes has been named the winner the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award.
Barnes, a head coach for 21 seasons with Clemson, Providence, George Mason and Texas, has a 449-227 record. He has been at Texas for the past 10 years with a 245-92 record leading the Longhorns to the NCAA tournament each year. He has 13 appearances overall.
Barnes will receive the award at the Los Angeles Athletic Club in April, when the 2009 Wooden Awards are presented to college basketball’s top male and female players of the year.
Barnes joins such previous winners as Tennessee’s Pat …read more

You’re coming off your first national championship and the first for Kansas in 20 years. You have been rewarded with 10-year, $30 million contract extension.
One or two more titles in that time span and you’ll be an icon not only in Kansas, but in the world of college basketball. You will be mentioned in the same conversation as Mike Kryzewski, Dean Smith, Bobby Knight and others, as well as the coach you replaced – Roy Williams as one of the all-time great coaches.
But not John Wooden. Nobody comes close to Wooden.
Your legacy is just about set and that means others …read more