USJ Names New Gymnasium After Jim Calhoun

WEST HARTFORD, CT — University of Saint Joseph officials have decided to name the school's new gymnasium after Coach Jim Calhoun, USJ President Rhona Free announced last week.

Free made the announcement during a ceremony honoring Calhoun's legacy on May 5. She said the newly constructed gym would be named the "Hall of Fame Coach James A. Calhoun Gymnasium."

The gym is the "centerpiece" of the recently renovated O'Connell Athletic Center, USJ officials said, and a formal dedication will be held at the start of the 2022-23 basketball season.

To celebrate Calhoun's role in transitioning USJ to a coed school and launching its men's basketball team, the school also recently announced The Calhoun Legacy Fund, which officials said will "enable USJ to continue Coach Calhoun's transformative work in the lives of students."

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The fund is designed to "expand USJ's capacity to welcome talented students from a broad range of socio-economic backgrounds and provide them with the tools necessary to succeed in USJ's challenging academic programs," school officials said in a news release.

Anyone interested in donating to the fund can do so on USJ's website.