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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 […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly making a huge move, leading lots of basketball fans to the same question: what does it mean for LeBron James? ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski dropped an early-morning W0j Bomb when he reported that the Lakers are preparing a huge offer to Dan Hurley, the head coach of the UConn men’s […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been looking long and hard for their next head coach after they fired Darvin Ham earlier this offseason. Recent reports seemed to indicate that JJ Redick was on his way to becoming Ham’s replacement, but in a shocking turn of events, it now appears that LA is gunning hard for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley has heard his name circulate nonstop in the Kentucky rumors since John Calipari left for Arkansas. Even after winning his second straight national title with the Huskies, Hurley’s name continued to pop up in Wildcats rumblings. On Thursday, Baylor coach Scott Drew decided to stay in Waco and not […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn basketball team have been as dominant as they come the past two seasons, and they just won their second straight national title. However, Hurley’s name is now being talked about for the head coaching vacancy at Kentucky. John Calipari just left in a shocking move, and he is now the […]

Both men’s and women’s college basketball is now over and spring football is underway. The college football season will be here before we know it, and it will be a big season for the Texas football team. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian watched both college basketball tournaments, and he was impressed with what he saw […]

Dan Hurley made history by becoming the eighth coach in college basketball history to guide a team to consecutive national championships. This milestone was achieved as UConn basketball secured a 75-60 victory over Zach Edey and the Purdue basketball team on Monday. Even in defeat, two-time national college Player of the Year Zach Edey had […]

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament national championship game now in everyone’s rearview mirror, there is more attention being paid to the job opening in Lexington, particularly the Kentucky basketball head coaching gig. The departure of John Calipari as mentor of the Wildcats has shaken the ground of college basketball. The big question is obvious: who […]

With UConn basketball on the verge of defeating Purdue and winning its second consecutive national championship Monday, Huskies head coach Dan Hurley removed his starters and replaced them with the lesser-played members of his roster, which includes Andrew Hurley, his own son. Andrew is a senior walk-on who averages 1.5 minutes per game in his […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey is sharing a little bit of information about one of the most interesting moments that occurred during Monday’s national championship game. Edey was seen exchanging words with UConn coach Dan Hurley during one media timeout in the first half. When asked about it after the game, Edey didn’t share too […]

For the second straight year, UConn basketball sits atop the college basketball world after winning the NCAA championship on Monday with a 75-60 win over Purdue. But that should come as little surprise to those who listened to Huskies head coach Dan Hurley back in 2020. Following a 61-55 defeat against Villanova in January 2020, […]

Purdue basketball star Zach Edey came out gangbusters in Monday’s national title clash against UConn, keeping the Boilermakers in the game for one half with his dominance against fellow goliath Donovan Clingan. But Edey got no help as the Huskies choked the life out of yet another opponent in the second half en route to […]

News broke on Sunday that Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari would be leaving for the Arkansas job, and that storyline somewhat overshadowed the national championship game between UConn and Purdue. The Huskies won the game over Purdue 75-60, and head coach Dan Hurley was honest about what he thought of the news coming out at […]

UConn basketball has no plans on stopping its domination on the college hoops landscape. After the Huskies’ second straight National Championship win on Monday, plenty of bold quotes were fired off amidst the net-cutting celebrations. No statement was more ominous than head coach Dan Hurley’s future predictions, via Heat Check CBB’s Brian Rauf. “I know […]

For the first time since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was still in UCLA, the NCAA Tournament saw a back-to-back champion. Dan Hurley limited shooters and distributed the ball evenly for his stars. UConn may have let Zach Edey notch 37 points and 10 rebounds but they made sure no one else from Purdue got a hot hand. […]

It is safe to say that UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley is not going anywhere else — at least for now. Right after the Huskies’ 75-60 win over the Purdue Boilermakers in Monday night’s 2024 NCAA Tournament national championship game, Hurley was asked about whether he has an interest in the job opening down […]

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskie have done it. UConn basketball just became the first team since the Florida Gators of the 2000s to win consecutive NCAA Tournament titles after the Huskies took down Zach Edey and the Purdue Boilermakers Monday night in Glendale, via a 75-60 score. It was a masterclass for the Huskies […]

The UConn basketball program just flexed its muscles on the biggest stage once again. For the final time in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, UConn won by double digits against Purdue in the National Championship Game. The Huskies won the game by a score of 75-60. UConn not only repeats as national champions but winning another […]

The first half of the UConn basketball showdown against Purdue in the National Championship Game was electrifying. It was a back-and-forth affair to kick things off, but Zach Edey was a huge problem for UConn. Dan Hurley’s team ran into foul trouble early on as nobody was able to contain Edey. With six minutes to […]

The NCAA Tournament is known for being unpredictable, but over the last two years, the Connecticut Huskies have been anything but. In fact, it’s fair to argue that UConn has become inevitable. It’s a rare quality that only some of the greatest teams of all-time have managed to possess. But then again, with a win […]

Purdue basketball is defined by two things: their ability to dominate the post with Zach Edey and kicking out to shooters. Coach Matt Painter ensured that everyone around his National Player of the Year can shoot the lights out. This is why Fletcher Loyer, Lance Jones, Braden Smith, Myles Colvin, and even Cam Heide have […]

The UConn men’s basketball program is preparing to try to complete back-to-back championship seasons with the national championship against Purdue approaching on Monday, and in his media appearance on Sunday, head coach Dan Hurley spoke about how he has adapted his roster building in the NIL and transfer portal era of college sports. “I think […]

Purdue basketball is hardly some upstart underdog in the national title game. The Boilermakers were earmarked as a championship contender long before 2023-24 tipped off, living up to that status throughout a regular season that saw star center Zach Edey become the most dominant force in college basketball as his team won the Big 10 […]

It’s commonplace for basketball coaches to use boxing analogies when talking about their own team’s mindset or formula for success. The Sweet Science offers no shortage of valuable lessons that could be applied on the hardwood, in the boxing ring, or in life. Now admittedly, I don’t have a whole heck of a lot of […]

The stage is set for the grand finale of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. It is going to be the defending national champions UConn Huskies and fellow No. 1 seed Purdue Boilermakers battling it out for the right to the crown on Monday night. For UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley, his team’s looking showdown versus […]

The UConn basketball team is something of a machine. The Huskies have dominated their first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and more of the same is expected when they take on Alabama in the national semifinal. Head coach Dan Hurley has a dynamic team that excels in nearly all measurable areas and combines their […]

Despite a lot of success in March Madness, UConn has had its fair share of unfortunate experiences. They ran into a big transportation problem this year. This may be cumbersome for a lot of other programs but the Huskies are different. After all, they had already experienced being robbed in last year’s Final Four. It […]

The UConn basketball program is back in the Final Four, and head coach Dan Hurley has been making the rounds in the media, with The Pat McAfee Show being his latest appearance. Hurley’s mental health struggles during his playing days with the Seton Hall basketball program have been discussed before, but he opened up more […]