Dan Hurley, UConn agree to new contract; Is the NCAA Tournament expanding again?

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DAN HURLEY AND THE UCONN HUSKIES

When Dan Hurley spurned the Lakers to return to UConn nearly a month ago, Huskies athletic director Dave Benedict said, “We look forward to Dan’s continued leadership on and off the court at UConn.”

Monday, Benedict and the rest of UConn athletics put their money where their mouth is, agreeing to a six-year, $50-million contract with their star head coach.

With Hurley now at $8.3 million per year, only Kansas‘ Bill Self makes more on an annual basis.Hurley is fresh off leading UConn to consecutive titles, the first program to go back-to-back since Florida in 2006-07. The Huskies are No. 5 in Gary Parrish’s Top 25 And 1 as they seek a three-peat.

After rejecting the Lakers, Hurley adamantly told CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander he wasn’t using Lakers negotiations as a leverage play. After all, the Lakers offered six years and $70 million, so if it was truly all about money, Hurley might’ve ended up in Los Angeles.

But UConn…

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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-07-09 12:48:21

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