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Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is expected to announce his retirement at a news conference Thursday, multiple sources told ESPN.com.
Calhoun, who coached the Huskies to three national titles, will be replaced by assistant coach Kevin Ollie, the sources said.
Terms of Calhoun's exit and Ollie's agreement were not finalized Wednesday.
A source close to Calhoun told ESPN.com that the Hall of Fame coach has had a lot of time to think about his retirement over the past month. Calhoun fractured his hip in early August after falling off his bicycle.
Calhoun, 70, has two years remaining on his contract. UConn recently was ruled ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to poor APR scores.
A cancer survivor, Calhoun previously had stated that he wanted Ollie to be his successor.
Calhoun told ESPN.com this past summer that whenever he retired, he would mimic Dean Smith's plan of waiting right until the start of the season. Smith ended his tenure at North Carolina Tar Heels prior to the 1996-97 season, when UNC named longtime assistant Bill Guthridge as his successor.
Calhoun was suspended for three games last season stemming from NCAA violations in the case of former student Nate Miles. He also underwent surgery last season to deal with nerve pain caused by a chipped bone in his back.
Calhoun, who coached the Huskies to three national titles, will be replaced by assistant coach Kevin Ollie, the sources said.
Terms of Calhoun's exit and Ollie's agreement were not finalized Wednesday.
A source close to Calhoun told ESPN.com that the Hall of Fame coach has had a lot of time to think about his retirement over the past month. Calhoun fractured his hip in early August after falling off his bicycle.
Calhoun, 70, has two years remaining on his contract. UConn recently was ruled ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to poor APR scores.
A cancer survivor, Calhoun previously had stated that he wanted Ollie to be his successor.
Calhoun told ESPN.com this past summer that whenever he retired, he would mimic Dean Smith's plan of waiting right until the start of the season. Smith ended his tenure at North Carolina Tar Heels prior to the 1996-97 season, when UNC named longtime assistant Bill Guthridge as his successor.
Calhoun was suspended for three games last season stemming from NCAA violations in the case of former student Nate Miles. He also underwent surgery last season to deal with nerve pain caused by a chipped bone in his back.
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