DETROIT -- The game of basketball won't end Jim Calhoun's career. If Calhoun decides to retire at some point before the first tip next season, it will be due to him tiring of the off-court responsibilities and the draining issues of dealing with an NCAA inquiry into allegations of recruiting violations. Calhoun has now beaten cancer twice. There's no question that took a lot of out him last summer. But he found solace in coaching the Huskies this season. He got the Huskies to the Final Four despite not having Stanley Robinson for the first semester and losing one of the team's top defenders. "This will be one of the most special teams in my heart forever," Calhoun said. So, what's next? Calhoun was understandably drained Saturday night. This was his first loss in the Final Four after winning the title in his previous two appearances in 1999 and 2004. "I'll evaluate and sit down and it will be months before I think about it," Calhoun said. "I'm the head coach of the University of Connecticut." Calhoun said he would think about whether Robinson would return, the return of freshman Kemba Walker and junior Jerome Dyson, who has been out since mid-February with a right knee injury, and the infusion of new talent that could make an impact. "From a basketball perspective it's a pretty bright future," Calhoun said. "But these last couple of weeks, nothing to do with basketball [has been tough]. Basketball was the greatest thing I could do. I'll assess it but I fully expect be the basketball coach at UConn next year. It's the other stuff, not basketball, that I'll make a decision. But I expect to be the coach at UConn." • If Calhoun were to retire at some point in the near future, expect Connecticut athletic director Jeff Hathaway to go outside the Calhoun family of coaching. • The Big East had three No. 1 seeds but no team in the final. • Look at all the empty seats as the Michigan State fans went to celebrate early. • The last team from the state of Michigan to win at Ford Field (remember Michigan State lost to North Carolina here in December and the Detroit Lions went winless) was Western Michigan's football team. The Broncos beat Illinois 23-17 on Nov. 8, 2008. The attendance that afternoon? A whopping 12,865 … a mere 60,000 fewer than the packed house that celebrated Sparty's victory Saturday.