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While the Los Angeles Lakers and the rest of the basketball world eagerly await the decision of UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley, another two-time National Championship-winning head coach has suddenly emerged as what NBA insider Marc Stein calls a potential “stealth candidate” for the Lakers’ head coaching job: former Villanova head coach Jay Wright. “I […]

Making the jump from college basketball to the NBA can be quite difficult. Recent head honchos like Brad Stevens and Billy Donovan needed to find their footing first prior to experiencing any sort of success. Now, that dilemma is starting to creep up on Dan Hurley as he decides between UConn basketball and the Los […]

It’s been three days since ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski stunned the basketball world with the report that the Los Angeles Lakers were making a serious push to lure UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley away from the program he’s won back-to-back National Championships with. Woj noted that the Lakers were prepared to make Hurley “a massive, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are making a serious push for Dan Hurley, as the franchise seeks a long-term answer at head coach. If he takes the job then that leaves the UConn basketball program needing a new coach of their own. With that in mind, the betting odds for the Huskies to three-peat for a […]

UConn basketball has suddenly come back down to earth after winning its second consecutive national title. Just five months out from the season, the Huskies may lose their head coach to the Los Angeles Lakers as the Purple and Gold look to replace Darvin Ham. UConn doesn’t feel too hot about Dan Hurley’s possible departure, […]

It’s no secret that UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley has reached the mountaintop of the college game. That’s why it makes sense that he’s looking at even greener pastures in Los Angeles despite having the best gig in the NCAA. If Hurley does go to the Lakers, it leaves the Huskies in a precarious […]

The Los Angeles Lakers head coaching search took a big turn yesterday as Dan Hurley emerged as the top candidate for the job. Hurley is currently the head coach of the UConn basketball team, and he has won two national championships in a row with the Huskies. Reports were saying that the Lakers were close […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have locked onto UConn head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley to become their newest head coach. In fact, Hurley and his agent are traveling to meet with the Lakers, who are prepared to offer him a “lucrative” long-term contract on Friday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. “Dan Hurley, I’m told, is on […]

Rumors are the Los Angeles Lakers are putting together a package to potentially hire Dan Hurley as their next head coach. With the franchise hoping to retain LeBron James, there is some belief that the future Hall of Famer is playing a role in the head coaching search for LA. The latest rumors possibly reveal […]

Dan Hurley is the talk of the town right now as reports indicate the Los Angeles Lakers are pursuing him to be their next head coach. The NBA is much different than college basketball so it’ll be interesting to see how Hurley adjusts if he accepts the role. In the meantime, Hall of Fame UConn […]

For starters, on some level, I do understand why the Los Angeles Lakers head coaching job would prove to be so alluring to UConn head coach Dan Hurley. I mean, it’s The Lakers. It’s Los Angeles. It’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis. It’s the quest for an 18th championship banner. And yes, it’s likely going to be […]

The Los Angeles Lakers shocked the sports world Thursday morning as reports indicate they’re pursuing UConn basketball coach, Dan Hurley. Nothing is set in stone just yet. However, the belief is he’ll take the job. As a result, one well-known insider believes Bruce Pearl would be a great replacement for Hurley as the Huskies head […]

A stunning twist in the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coaching search went down on Thursday. The Lakers fired Darvin Ham after their season ended, and all signs pointed to JJ Redick becoming the next head coach in Los Angeles. A report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania on Wednesday even said that the Lakers were ‘zeroing in on’ […]

The Los Angeles Lakers head coaching search took a major turn on Thursday as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Lakers are prepared to offer UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley a huge contract offer. Hurley has won back-to-back national championships with the Huskies and he made it very clear when the offseason started that he wanted […]

Let’s just start here: UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley being aggressively pursued by the Los Angeles Lakers was not the sort of news I expected to wake up to this morning, but that’s exactly what ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has reported. “The Lakers have had preliminary contact with Hurley and the sides are planning to […]

UConn Huskies men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley is not one to shy away from making bold statements. Hurley famously called his shot back in 2020, claiming that opposing teams “better get us now” because he saw a reckoning coming. Then, after the Huskies won their second consecutive National Championship back in April, Hurley boldly […]

The NBA Draft is approaching and set to be held across two days this year from June 26-27. The first round is scheduled for the first day while the second round will take place the following day. As the NBA Draft draws near, one name that is gaining traction among NBA front offices is former […]

After the UConn Huskies rampaged through the NCAA Tournament and won their second consecutive National Championship, as expected, all five starters on the team — Donovan Clingan, Stephon Castle, Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer and Alex Karaban — entered their names into the NBA Draft. The decisions for Castle and Clingan were obvious, as they’ll both […]

UConn basketball forward Alex Karaban made waves by initially declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft and taking part in the combine. However, Karaban decided against going through the remainder of the draft process, which has Huskies fans excited. In a post on social media network X, formerly Twitter, Karaban posted a short message informing of […]

A report by Kelly Iko of The Athletic says the San Antonio Spurs are interested in UConn Huskies standout Stephon Castle. The freshman guard has been gaining steam leading up to the NBA Draft where the Silver and Black have the fourth and eighth selections in the first round. Castle helped lead Connecticut to the […]

The NBA Draft is coming up soon as it will take place on June 26th and 27th. This is a big time for draft prospects as they just wrapped up the combine, and they are going to find out where they are headed soon. One player that should hear his name called pretty early in […]

UConn basketball big man Donovan Clingan is getting some good news. The center is strongly in consideration to be a top-three 2024 NBA Draft pick, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. If that holds, that means Clingan would go to either the Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards or Houston Rockets. Clingan was a member of the UConn basketball […]

It’s been just a little over a month since the UConn Huskies basketball program made history in Glendale, Arizona, becoming the first men’s team to win back-to-back titles in nearly two decades. Sparking that run was a dominant starting five that made a habit of breaking their opponent’s will with both beautifully crafted and executed […]

Donovan Clingan is going to the NBA after two great seasons in the UConn basketball program. It’s not certain where he will go in the 2024 NBA Draft but he is expected to be drafted highly, especially as he continues to impress in the pre-draft process. Prospects are looking to make their mark at the […]

Dan Hurley’s UConn basketball program has the chance to pull off a feat not seen since John Wooden’s legendary UCLA squads: win the national championship for three straight years. Replicating the seven consecutive titles that Wooden won is not on the cards for any team anymore. But after once again winning the national title in […]

The UConn Huskies have been at the top of the college basketball world for the past two seasons. Under head coach Dan Hurley, UConn has won back to back national championships. They were kind of a surprise during the 2022-23 season, but this past season they were essentially the title favorites all year. With the […]

Last week on Twitter, Liam McNeeley, the #9 player in the 2024 high school basketball recruiting class, “dialed in from Storrs” and announced his decision to head to UConn for his freshman season of basketball. McNeeley, who was described by 247’s Adam Finkelstein as having, “one of the best combinations of skill and basketball acumen […]

The UConn basketball team has won back-to-back national titles and they should once again be a potential threat to cut down the nest in the 2024-2025 season. Things got even better for Dan Hurley’s program recently with the addition of former Indiana commit Liam McNeeley. Now, they have added Saint Mary’s transfer Aidan Mahaney, per […]

Following the UConn Huskies national championship this season, head coach Dan Hurley became only the fourth coach in NCAA basketball history to win back to back championships. He joined the likes of John Wooden (UCLA), Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) and Billy Donovan (Florida). But facing several key departures, the Huskies are going to need to bolster […]

Theoretically, UConn basketball coach Dan Hurley should have nothing to stress about. UConn is coming off of back-to-back titles after defeating Purdue 75-60 in the National Championship on April 8th. Yet, the decorated coach still looks “down bad,” as the kids say. Hurley posted a funny photo Friday to describe his feelings on the transfer […]

The bad news for the Washington Wizards is that they were beyond dreadful in the 2023-24 regular season. They finished with the second-fewest wins, posting a record of 15-67, as was their -9.3 point differential. The Wizards had the fourth-worst net rating in the league too at -8.7. This was all to be expected after […]

UConn basketball is obviously brimming with ebullience after becoming just the eighth team to win back-to-back NCAA Tournaments, but that does not change the fact that this is a challenging job. Despite making it look easy the past couple of seasons, head coach Dan Hurley has been faced with plenty of barriers that should have […]

The UConn basketball team just won the national title for a second straight season, and they couldn’t have been more dominant this season. The Huskies won it all last year as well, but they came into the NCAA Tournament as a four seed and flew under the radar a bit. This year, they were a […]

Dan Hurley is one of the best coaches in college basketball right now as he has led the UConn basketball team to back-to-back national championships. Now, there are some big programs that want Hurley to come coach for them. Kentucky basketball recently tried to sway him away from the Huskies, but Hurley wasn’t interested in […]

Dan Hurley has built something special with the UConn basketball team, and now there are some other schools that have been trying to sway him into leaving. Hurley hasn’t budged. His Huskies have won back-to-back national championships and they did so in dominant fashion. Every single NCAA Tournament win the last two years has been […]

Coming off of a second straight national championship season, the UConn basketball program is looking to add some shooting for next season and is set to host five star recruit and former Indiana commit Liam McNeeley on Monday and Tuesday, according to David Borges of CT Insider. UConn basketball is competing with Kansas, Indiana and […]

Michigan transfer big man Tarris Reed Jr. announced that he has committed to the UConn basketball program, and said that he wanted to join the winning culture that Dan Hurley has cultivated while winning back-to-back national championships. “I chose UConn for its winning culture, commitment to player development and coaching style,” Tarris Reed Jr. said, […]

The UConn basketball Huskies are the undisputed kings of the college game after winning back-to-back national championships. One of the most prominent stars of their latest title run is now looking to cash in on the success he achieved at Storrs. Donovan Clingan is declaring for the NBA Draft, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 7-foot-2 […]

According to Verbal Commits, more than 1,600 Division I players have entered the transfer portal this year — nearly 30% of all DI men’s college basketball players. But even with so much player movement, some individuals still manage to draw attention when their name hits the portal. One such recent player was Utah State big […]