Associated Press
The college basketball notebook…
NEW YORK ó Since Jim Calhoun won his third national championship six weeks ago there have been parades, dinners, awards, a couple of days off and a visit to the White House.
One thing that hasnít crossed his busy schedule is time to think about retirement. And heís glad about that.
ěI have been on the road 22 out of the last 26 days and I am not complaining for a second,î he said Wednesday before receiving another of those honors, this one a Winged Foot Award that he received along with Texas A&M womenís coach Gary Blair by the New York Athletic Club for winning the national titles.
ěIíll have a day in the office tomorrow and then itís to the Jimmy V where I get to introduce (North Carolina coach) Roy Williams on Friday, Dick Vitaleís cookout on Saturday, and Sunday and Monday are the Big East meetings,î Calhoun said quickly, as if heíd recited it more than a few times. ěThe end of this month Iím pretty good. Then I can do more reflection.î
The Hall of Fame coach offered what those thoughtful times will bring up. He talked of a picture he had framed of Kemba Walkerís winning shot against Pittsburgh in the Big East tournament.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. ó Texas, Vanderbilt, N.C. State and Oregon State headline the field for the 2011 Legends Classic.
The other eight teams in the fifth annual event will be announced at a later date.
The four teams announced Wednesday will serve as hosts for the opening rounds and will automatically advance to the semifinals, which will be Nov. 19 at Izod Center in the Meadowlands. The title game is Nov. 21.
Texas was No. 8 in the final AP poll and Vanderbilt was 25th. Both teams played in the NCAA tournament.
WINSTON-SALEM ó Wake Forest director of basketball operations Walt Corbean has been promoted to assistant coach.
The school announced Corbeanís promotion on Wednesday night.
Corbean was bumped up after assistant Mark Pope took a position on Brigham Youngís coaching staff.
MANHATTAN, Kan. ó Kansas State University confirms that its highest-paid assistant basketball coach and top recruiter, Dalonte Hill, has resigned to take a similar position at the University of Maryland.
Hill was best known at Kansas State as the person who persuaded star forward Michael Beasley to come to the school in 2007. Beasley set several single-season records in 2007 before moving on to the NBA.