Happy 82nd birthday

[CONN78SEJ]

Two years later, when they were knocked off by St Joe's (the day when the term "March Madness" was coined) Bradshaw was a senior, Aguirre a junior and Cummings a sophomore. That was their second year together and second consecutive one and done in the tournament (there were 48 teams and top teams had byes in the second round).

The three together never won a tournament game (Cummings lasted one additional year and lost their first game again).

Wasn’t that in the first round? That was one of the most shocking upsets in NCAA history. Wasn’t that Ray Meyers last year? Joey Meyer inherited the head coaching job IIRC.

 

[Omahabound]

We are all on the Yard because of him. HBD Coach! Thank you for building the best program in college basketball.

Very true

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Wasn’t that in the first round? That was one of the most shocking upsets in NCAA history. Wasn’t that Ray Meyers last year? Joey Meyer inherited the head coaching job IIRC.

Ray lasted a few years beyond that but DePaul had a three year run (1980-1982) where they entered the tournament top three in the regular season ending polls, but got knocked off in their first game.

Back then, there were 48 teams in the tournament but four in each region got a first round bye. DePaul, as one of the top teams in the country each year got a first round bye and then got knocked off by a team that won a first round game (UCLA 1980; St Joe's 1981; BC 1982).

In 1981, over the course of about 40 minutes real time, two top seeds (DePaul, Oregon St) and the defending champions (Louisville) got upset on last second shots and the term "March Madness" was born.

 

[TheChamps990411]

THE best ever. Enough said

Yeah. You have every right to think that and he has as good a case as anyone but its all subjective.

 

[EZPass]

 

[August_West]

Happy birthday to the man who built it all and the most important hire ever for the state of Connecticut.

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[David 76]

Happy Birthday Coach!
Thank you!

 

[uconn_jack]

He looks young enough to coach a couple more years!

 

[HooperScooper]

He looks young enough to coach a couple more years!

If Hurley leaves maybe UConn should ask him if he wants to come out of retirement to coach the Huskies again.

I kid, I kid!

 

[Woodson]

If Hurley leaves maybe UConn should ask him if he wants to come out of retirement to coach the Huskies again.

I kid, I kid!

Uh… I’d be on board with this lol. Coach Calhoun with Tom, Kimani and Luke at his sides, let’s go!