UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley decided that he will return to coach the team in 2024-25 despite heavy pursuit from Los Angeles Lakers.
UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates cutting the net after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. After entertaining a strong pursuit from the Los Angeles Lakers to become their next head coach, Hurley declined a reported six-year, $70 million contract offer and will return to UConn,UConn began Monday’s practice at 2 p.m., 12 minutes after Wojnarowski’s report.
The Lakers’ brass made a “compelling case” and presented a “compelling vision” for him to become their next head coach,, and Hurley left Los Angeles “extremely impressed,” but still thinking about what he has built in Storrs over the last six years. UConn is 141-58 and has made four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances under Hurley. The Huskies went 68-11 over the last two years without losing an NCAA Tournament game, winning a record 12-straight by 13 points or more.
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