Lakers reportedly offered six years and $70 million, but Hurley is staying with UConn.
Connecticut coach Dan Hurley reacts during the second half of the 2023 national championship game against San Diego State in Houston. Hurley led the Huskies to a second consecutive title in 2024. After making a strong push for UConn’s Dan Hurley, the Lakers will continue their coaching search with other candidates.
But the 51-year-old New Jersey native will return to UConn, where he has a chance to make college basketball history after winning back-to-back NCAA men’s national titles with the Huskies. Hurley, the reigning Naismith Coach of the Year, has a 292–163 all-time college coaching record including stops at Rhode Island and Wagner after first becoming a head coach when he was at the helm of Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School from 2001–2010.Report: JJ Redick frontrunner for Lakers’ coaching job; James Borrego also in mix
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