Calhoun Taking Medical Leave
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:41

Connecticut men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun is taking a leave of absence, effective immediately, due to undisclosed medical issues, the university announced Tuesday afternoon.

"It is my recommendation that Coach Calhoun take a medical leave from his coaching position to address some temporary medical issues, none of which involve any previous medical conditions that he has dealt with," said his physician, Dr. Peter Schulman of the University of Connecticut Health Center.

According to UConn, Calhoun had a regularly scheduled doctor's appointment early Tuesday and was informed during that visit that he should take the leave.

More information from Calhoun could be forthcoming in the coming days. In Calhoun's previous brushes with medical scares -- prostate and skin cancer -- Calhoun has been forthright about his condition. But when Calhoun will make that public is still unknown.

 

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