Dan Hurley, UConn's head coach, has led the team to a dominant position in college basketball, securing back-to-back national titles. Hurley, comparing himself to his father, Bob Hurley Sr., a legendary coach with 26 state titles and 13 NJ TOCs, humbly states he's a 'worse version' of his father despite his recent successes. UConn's strategic shift from a defense-focused approach to a more offense-oriented game has been credited for their improved performance. Hurley's coaching has not only brought UConn its sixth national title but also earned him at least $1.8 million in bonuses. Despite speculation about potential job offers, including the Kentucky job, Hurley has dismissed concerns, emphasizing his commitment to UConn. The team's recent victory was partly attributed to limiting Purdue's role players to under 20 points, a strategy that significantly contributed to their win. Hurley has expressed ambitions to extend UConn's dominance beyond the current two-year run, aiming for a three-year streak.
UConn's athletic director told me tonight he'll do all he can to keep Dan Hurley after back-to-back titles. Then I asked Dan Hurley directly about the Kentucky job: "No way." https://t.co/qS0Nu518em
"Even after back-to-back for me, I'm still just a worse version of him." - Dan Hurley on his father https://t.co/myBHyDrrfL
Dan Hurley on UConn's 2-year run: “To me it is more impressive than what Florida and Duke did because they brought back their entire teams and we lost some players.” More on @njdotcom https://t.co/pH0UMjK5Tr
Tough look for the dude behind Zach Edey @MarkTitusShow https://t.co/oiDFImte8a
Cam Spencer Is The Perfect Shit Talking Lunatic For Dan Hurley https://t.co/gzFk0cdHMp https://t.co/E9UxRwAhUZ
"I can't say anything about Duke because that would piss my brother off." - Dan Hurley when asked where this UConn team ranks all-time https://t.co/KBogzJJuh4
Updated Dan Hurley - Kentucky story w/ quotes from Hurley, David Benedict, Jay Wright and Val Ackerman on @njdotcom https://t.co/QWtepSxl3e
UConn saw it was playing the best three-point shooting team in the country. Gave up seven three-point ATTEMPTS all night, just one make. Allowed the NPOY to score 37 on them in exchange and still won by 15. Dan Hurley is a bad guy. @Slate: https://t.co/a1M372kB5I
Dan Hurley will receive at least $1.8 million in bonuses with UConn's national title https://t.co/HFfEgI2Jo3
Dan Hurley spitting facts @UConnMBB x @dhurley15 https://t.co/rJTILM2Pwc
Danny Hurley and UConn are officially “running” college basketball https://t.co/xnpqOSdOP4
"Keep that collective group under 18-20 points as a group, they had no chance to win. No matter how well Zach [Edey] played." - UConn coach Dan Hurley on the gameplan to limit Purdue role players https://t.co/jMavFhKYFc
Hurley asked about other potential jobs at the podium re: Kentucky: “Yeah, I don’t think that’s a concern. My wife, you should have her answer that.” https://t.co/WE4F2eKgVr
The tossing of the disc between @AdamZagoria and two-time national champion Dan Hurley: https://t.co/GHs5Y7yARE
The game was tied at this moment. UConn dominated from this point on. Would love to know what was actually said… not what they will sugarcoat after the fact https://t.co/wUqg7sOmUz
"UConn is a Blue Blood. Number six, baby. Back-to-back." @MattNorlander caught up with Donovan Clingan to discuss some front-page news https://t.co/tyjQz1W7mi
Will Dan Hurley entertain any other jobs? “Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don’t think that’s a concern. My wife, you should have her answer that.”
Dan Hurley: "I'm just a worse version of my father, a little bit worse. "And I'm coming for him." Bob Hurley Sr. won 26 state titles and 13 NJ TOCs
People hate this guy. He warned everybody. They didn’t listen 🤣🎤🏀 Now they’re REALLY gonna hate him https://t.co/PFLDtxgjOv
"We're going to be focused on trying to put together a 3-year run, not just a 2-year run." Dan Hurley
Asked about dominance and the repeat, Dan Hurley says he can't talk about Duke repeat because he'd piss off his brother but he can talk about Florida, but he likes Billy Donovan.
Hurley on Purdue guards: “If we could keep that group to 18-20 for the game, they had no chance, no matter how much Zach scored.” #UConn #BleedBlue
Dan Hurley talked about changing from the heavy defensive focus, winning the grind it out games, to focusing a lot more on offense. Every single year offense was getting better. To see it THIS good is insane if you saw UConn early in his tenure. https://t.co/6bTVXzLZPW