American International College

Jim Calhoun, one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball, played at American International College in the mid-1960s and served as team captain as a senior. A Little All-American and All-New England Player at AIC, Calhoun helped lead the Yellow Jackets to their first NCAA Tournament berth in 1966. Calhoun graduated in 1968 with a degree in Sociology. 

Following stints as a high school coach, Calhoun joined the collegiate ranks in 1972 as head coach at Northeastern, where he guided the Huskies to five NCAA Tournament appearances and coached future Boston Celtic Reggie Lewis. He left Northeastern in 1986 to take the helm at the University of Connecticut. Calhoun has guided the Huskies to a trio of national championships (1999, 2004, 2011) and has been named Big East Coach of the Year four times. He has over 700 career wins at the Division I level and 31 former players have gone on to the NBA.