Dan Hurley signs large new contract at UConn
After he flirted with the Los Angeles Lakers job, Dan Hurley is once again committing to UConn long-term.
Hurley and UConn have agreed to a new six-year contract, the school announced Monday. The deal will be worth $50 million and includes additional performance-based incentives.
Hurley said in an official statement, “It’s an honor to coach basketball at UConn and to represent this elite university and the great state of Connecticut.” “We have rebuilt the championship program for our supporters and fans, and we are incredibly proud of it. As we continue to produce outstanding young men, we will relentlessly pursue championships and unprecedented success. Go Blue!
Hurley’s new contract has been in the works for a while. It was essentially expected to be a formality once he declined the Lakers’ overtures. There was speculation that his flirtation with the Lakers was a leverage play, but Hurley has strongly denied this.
Hurley’s new contract will not pay him what the Lakers would have given him, but that is a secondary consideration for him.