Editing Jim Calhoun (section)

====Health problems====
On February 3, 2003, Calhoun announced that he had been diagnosed with [[prostate cancer]]. He took an immediate leave of absence from the team and underwent surgery three days later to have his prostate removed. He was released from the hospital on February 9 and within days was once again involved in the day-to-day operation of the program. On February 22 Jim Calhoun returned to the sidelines for the team's matchup with [[2002–03 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]] at Gampel Pavilion, only 16 days after the surgery.

On May 30, 2008, UConn announced that Calhoun was undergoing treatment for [[squamous cell carcinoma]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3419040 |publisher=ESPN |title=Calhoun being treated for skin cancer, wants to continue coaching |date=May 30, 2008|accessdate=May 5, 2023}}</ref>

On June 13, 2009, Calhoun fell during a charity bike event and broke five ribs.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Calhoun Breaks 5 Ribs, Collapses At Charity Bike Event
| first = Mike |last=Anthony
| publisher = [[The Hartford Courant]]
| date = June 13, 2009
| url = http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/hc-calhoun0614jun14,0,6864342.story
| access-date = June 13, 2009
}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On January 19, 2010, Calhoun took a leave of absence from the team again for health reasons. Calhoun had a "serious" condition that he wanted to discuss with his family.<ref>{{cite news | title = UConn hoops coach Calhoun taking medical leave |agency=Associated Press | access-date =January 19, 2010 | url = http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/UConn-coach-Jim-Calhoun-medical-leave-of-absence-011910}}</ref> Calhoun returned to the court to coach the Huskies on February 13.

On February 3, 2012, Calhoun took a medical leave of absence from coaching as a result of [[spinal stenosis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Calhoun on indefinite medical leave|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7537722 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=May 5, 2023|author=ESPN News Services|date=February 3, 2012}}</ref> He returned on March 3, 2012, less than a week after having back surgery, to coach the team to a win over Pittsburgh in the final game of the regular season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Calhoun returns to coach UConn|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7641280 |publisher=ESPN|access-date=May 5, 2023|author=ESPN News Services|date=March 3, 2012}}</ref>

After a left hip fracture, he received while bike riding on August 4, 2012, Calhoun had surgery that same day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calhoun's Hip Surgery Likely Won't Stop Him From A Return To Coaching|date=August 6, 2012|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/08/06/calhouns-hip-surgery-likely-wont-stop-him-from-a-return-to-coaching/|publisher=CBS News New York|access-date=6 August 2012}}</ref>

During [[E:60]]'s Calhoun Project documentary, it was revealed that Calhoun had beat Stage 4 stomach cancer at the beginning of his first season at the University of Saint Joseph, a cancer he had for two years.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Calhoun on cancer battle: 'You got to attack it'
| first = Anthony |last=Olivieri
| publisher = [[ESPN]]
| date = March 10, 2019
| url = https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26216779/calhoun-cancer-battle-got-attack-it
| access-date = November 21, 2024
}}</ref>