Calhoun, Boeheim Elected to Hall

Big East Conference coaching rivals Jim Calhoun and Jim Boeheim, who both passed the 700-victory mark this season, have been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Calhoun, who won the NCAA title last season with Connecticut for the second time, and Boeheim, who led Syracuse to its only championship in 2003, were notified of their election on Thursday.

The official announcement will be Monday in St. Louis at the NCAA title game.

Executive Director Jim Haney of the National Assn. of Basketball Coaches revealed their election Friday when he introduced Boeheim and Calhoun at a coaches’ function.

The induction ceremony will be Sept. 8-10 in Springfield, Mass.

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Seimone Augustus of Louisiana State was chosen Associated Press women’s national player of the year.

Augustus, a 6-foot-1 junior who led the top-ranked Tigers into the Final Four, is averaging 20.1 points and shooting 54.7%. She has scored in double figures in 61 consecutive games.

LSU spent 11 weeks at No. 1 and was seeded No. 1 overall in the NCAA tournament. Last month, Augustus was the only unanimous pick on the AP All-American team.

Joanne P. McCallie, who led Michigan State into the Final Four for the first time, was named the coach of the year.