Changes on the horizon for UConn

Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is making plans for his 23d season at the school and they don't include some of his current Huskies.

The 24-9 Huskies were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, losing in overtime, 70-69, to San Diego.

Calhoun said yesterday he doesn't foresee wholesale changes, but strongly hinted that a couple of players are not welcome back. Others, he said, might be unhappy with their playing time.

"We feel that life doesn't begin and end on the court," Calhoun said. "It's how we show ourselves as a basketball program. Academics are very important here, and we've had some disappointments. Social behavior is very important here."

Calhoun pointed to the suspensions of guards Jerome Dyson and Doug Wiggins in January after they were caught on campus with alcohol. He said "one young man" had really grown from his suspension, and talked about his plans for Dyson, including possible workouts this summer with former Husky Ben Gordon, who plays for the Chicago Bulls. But Calhoun refused to discuss Wiggins's status.

Hasheem Thabeet, the Big East's Defensive Player of the Year who averaged 4.5 blocks a game, is deciding whether to take those skills to the NBA.

A.J. Price, who averaged 14 points and six assists this season, is scheduled to undergo surgery today to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, which he tore in the first half of the San Diego game. He plans to be at full strength next season.

Ailing Gray should play

Marquise Gray was limited in practice yesterday with a knee injury, but Michigan State coach Tom Izzo expects him to play tonight against Memphis. Izzo said Gray twisted his knee in practice but wasn't sure of the extent of the injury. "He hurt his knee, and we're not sure if it was a recurring injury where it just locks up or whether there's more to it than that," Izzo said . . . Thanks to the deep pockets of the school's Board of Trustees, nearly 300 Davidson College students will travel to Detroit to watch their team continue its surprising run. Students are getting bus transportation, two nights lodging, and a ticket to see Davidson play Wisconsin tonight in the Midwest Regional - all for free. Almost 275 students - nearly 20 percent of the student body - signed up.

Capel OK to stay

Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel agreed to terms of a contract extension amid speculation he would leave the Sooners to take a job closer to home at South Carolina. The deal would keep Capel, who took Oklahoma to the NCAA Tournament in his second season at the helm, at the school through the 2013-14 season. The contract calls for the coach to be paid $1.05 million per year plus incentives.