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Message: [QUOTE="sdhusky, post: 1106102, member: 2224"] Yeah. It was Donyell who Calhoun closed on while the car dealer thing was happening. But, getting Donyell or not would have had little to no impact on UCONN. Once Calhoun showed up (and stayed) our ascension was assured. So, unless you make the case that getting Donyell kept Calhoun in Storrs, I think it wouldn't have matter much. And Calhoun turned Donyell in a great player. When Calhoun took over UCONN, they were the worst program in the BE. In his 1st year, they went 9-19. In his second year, they won the NIT. His third season, he tied for 1st in the BE, won the BET, got a #1 seed and lost to a last second shot by Laettner to stop them from getting to the FF. This team was mostly CT kids and a Israeli player. It wasn't a down year for the BE. Georgetown has Mourning and Syracuse had Coleman. [/QUOTE]