It Pays to Have Jim Calhoun as a Reference
Sellers recently got a job, thanks in no small part from a phone call from Calhoun to Sellers' interviewer. "The guy came in and he was so happy," Sellers recalled. "He was saying, 'Man, I can tell all my friends I got a personal call from Jim Calhoun.'"
Dyson, of course, ran into some trouble during his four years at UConn, including a 30-day suspension for a positive drug (marijuana) test. But Calhoun stuck by his side.
"A lot of times, Coach could have easily looked the other way and forgot all about me," Dyson noted. "There were some incidents where he could have just given up on me, and he didn’t. I think the opportunity he’s given me was big for me."
Dyson and Sellers will be among the many UConn alumni at Saturday's Mohegan Sun/Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Game. Kemba Walker, Ray Allen, Caron Butler, Rudy Gay, Jeremy Lamb, Khalid El-Amin, Hasheem Thabeet and Jake Voskuhl are among the many other ex-Huskies expected to play and/or participate.
Here's the info:
What: The Mohegan Sun/Jim Calhoun Charity All-Star Game
Where: Mohegan Sun Arena
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Why: To raise money for the Pat and Jim Calhoun
Cardiology Center at the UConn Health Center
Who: Kemba Walker, Ray Allen, Caron Butler, Rudy Gay,
Jeremy Lamb, Khalid El-AMin, Ricky Moore, Jake Voskhul, Hasheem Thabeet, Kevin
Ollie, Travis Knight, Rod Sellers and Scott Burrell are among those expected to
play and/or participate.
How: Tickets are $12 to $25 and can be purchased by
calling Ticketmaster at 800-345-7000, going to Ticketmaster.com or visiting the
Mohegan Sun box office.
Labels: Caron Butler, Hasheem Thabeet, Jake Voskuhl, Jeremy Lamb, Jerome Dyson, Jim Calhoun, Kemba Walker, Khalid El-Amin, Ray Allen, Rod Sellers, Rudy Gay
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