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Ameya Gokarn, 21, a senior finance major at UConn, wears his Jim Calhoun shirt with pride before Wednesday's game at the XL Center. Calhoun announced that he is taking a medical leave of absence and Assistant Coach George Blaney will coach the UConn Men's basketball team tonight as they take on St. John's at the XL Center in downtown Hartford Wednesday Jan. 20 2009.

UConn Fan Ameya Gokarn

( BETTINA HANSEN / HARTFORD COURANT / January 20, 2010 )

Ameya Gokarn, 21, a senior finance major at UConn, wears his Jim Calhoun shirt with pride before Wednesday's game at the XL Center. Calhoun announced that he is taking a medical leave of absence and Assistant Coach George Blaney will coach the UConn Men's basketball team tonight as they take on St. John's at the XL Center in downtown Hartford Wednesday Jan. 20 2009.