UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley shared some of the most helpful one-liners from the greatest high school basketball coach of all time.
UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley had his father on his mind as he celebrated a second-straight national championship at the White House last week.That man happens to be Bob Hurley, former legendary coach of St. Anthony High School from 1972 until 2017. Hurley is widely considered the greatest high school basketball coach to ever live.
Beyond his trophy case, Hurley’s most important accomplishments have to do with the hundreds of young players whose lives he positively affected., Dan Hurley shared some of the most memorable tokens of basketball wisdom that he still carries with him from his father.“My dad had a bunch of that still kind of ring true in my mind,” Hurley said.“For me, I understand the impact that a great coach or a great teacher can have on the lives of young people,” Hurley added.
As Hurley enters a possible three-peat season, he continues to rely on the lessons of his father to carry him into the history books in Storrs and beyond.Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for "UConn Huskies On SI." Born in Illinois, Colin grew up in Massachusetts as the third of four brothers. For his high school education, Colin attended St. Mark's School , where he played basketball and soccer and served as student body president.
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