Over the past three seasons, Dan Hurley has had incredible success at UConn, and success usually brings big job offers. However, it doesn’t seem like the coach would want to leave his current role.
Many people assumed Hurley would be Kentucky’s top target when it was revealed earlier this week that John Calipari was wrapping up a contract to become the head coach at Arkansas. Hurley was questioned about if coach would consider talks about employment with other programs following UConn’s victory against Purdue on Monday night to capture its second straight national championship.
Hurley did not state outright that he would return to UConn for the upcoming season, but his response looked telling.
In an on-court interview following the Huskies’ 12th consecutive strong performance in an NCAA Tournament game, Hurley again hailed UConn administrators.
Hurley stated, “This time of year, UConn is a wonderful place, and they provide us all the resources we need to accomplish it like this in March and April.” “UConn is a great place this time of year and they provide us all the resources we need to do it like this in March and April,” said Dan Hurley following his second consecutive national championship victory.
Hurley is expected to stay on at UConn. He already has a number of championships under his belt and the opportunity to leave the kind of legacy that Jim Calhoun left behind in Storrs.
Even though Kentucky has greater financial resources, UConn’s program is currently in a far better condition than Kentucky’s.
Hurley is allegedly going to be contacted by Kentucky. Hurley might even utilize the attention to ask UConn for a raise.
Hurley would be at least the second well-known coach to withdraw from contention for the position if he does decline the Wildcats.
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The quiz “Coaches with the most appearances in the Final Four”
Lexington’s John Calipari era is coming to an end. In Fayetteville, the John Calipari era is just getting started.
It was announced on Sunday that Calipari, who had led the University of Kentucky for 15 seasons, will be departing to accept the same position at the University of Arkansas. Kentucky rose to prominence as the hub of the collegiate basketball world under Calipari. He now wants to help the Razorbacks in the same way. Whoever takes over for the 65-year-old in the UK will have extremely large shoes to fill; this much is known.
Which leads us to the daily quiz for today. Only 22 college basketball coaches have led teams to four or more Final Fours as of the 2023–24 season, including appearances that were later ruled invalid. Calipari is one of those coaches. In light of that, in five minutes, how many of the 22 can you name?