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Jim Calhoun undergoes successful surgery after bike fall Saturday

Jim Calhoun

Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun reacts during a game against West Virginia in the second round of the Big East NCAA college basketball conference tournament in New York, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Connecticut beat West Virginia in overtime 71-67. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Jim Calhoun was forced to miss his annual alumni game Saturday night after reportedly falling off of his bike and breaking his hip, which required surgery.

He successfully underwent that surgery Saturday night, the school announced Sunday, and he is resting comfortably, set to be released from the hospital in the coming days.

“He’s just had some bad breaks this last year or so,” UConn athletic director Warde Manuel told the Associated Press, “and we’ve just got to hope that he has a speedy recovery.”

In Calhoun’s absence, the Alumni Game went on, with current Charlotte Bobcats guard and former Husky Kemba Walker scoring 38 points in front of over 7,000 fans at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Walker was among 36 alumni at the game, including Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, and Jeremy Lamb.

Calhoun’s injury brings along with it continued speculation about whether he is close to retirement, now 70 years old.

“I know he’s going to fight,” Lamb told the AP. “But I don’t know if it will make him want to coach more or retire more. I just know coach is a tough guy, a real strong man, and he’s going to do what’s best for him and his family.”

It will be a season of change for Connecticut in 2012-13, banned from the postseason for a non-qualifying APR score and without a large chunk of its key contributors from last season.

Jeremy Lamb and Andre Drummond left for the NBA draft, along with the transfers of Alex Oriakhi, Michael Bradley, and Roscoe Smith.

The Huskies bring in a three-man recruiting class for 2012-13, led by New York guard Omar Calhoun.

Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_