Dan Hurley
Daniel S. Hurley (born January 16, 1973) is an American basketball coach who currently coaches University of Connecticut men's basketball team.[1] Hurley was named head coach of the Huskies on March 22, 2018, after six years at the University of Rhode Island and two years at Wagner College. Hurley turned down an aggressive long-term offer from Rhode Island in order to lead UConn. Prior to Wagner, Hurley was head coach of Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, where he is credited with building the New Jersey school into one of the top high school basketball programs in America.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UConn |
| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 43-33 (.566) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 16, 1973 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 1991–1996 | Seton Hall |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | St. Anthony HS (assistant) |
| 1997–2001 | Rutgers (assistant) |
| 2001–2010 | St. Benedict's Prep |
| 2010–2012 | Wagner |
| 2012–2018 | Rhode Island |
| 2018–present | UConn |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 194-138 (.584) |
| Tournaments | 2–2 (NCAA) 1–1 (NIT) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| A-10 Tournament (2017) A-10 regular season (2018) | |
| Awards | |
| A-10 Coach of the Year (2018) | |
Hurley played five years of college basketball, including a redshirt year, at Seton Hall. During his first three seasons, his head coach was P. J. Carlesimo.
Hurley is the youngest son of Hall of Fame high school coach Bob Hurley. His brother Bobby Hurley is a former Sacramento Kings guard and the current basketball head coach at Arizona State University. From 2010 to 2013, Bobby was one of Dan's assistant coaches at both Rhode Island and Wagner.
On September 6th, 2019, Hurley had surgery to replace two disks in his neck with artificial ones. Doctors told Hurley the condition was part hereditary and part the result of years of wear and tear associated with being a life-long athlete. Hurley returned to work less than two weeks after surgery.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Seahawks (Northeast Conference) (2010–2012) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Wagner | 13–17 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Wagner | 25–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | |||||
| Wagner: | 38–23 (.623) | 24–12 (.667) | |||||||
| Rhode Island Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2018) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Rhode Island | 8–21 | 3–13 | T–14th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Rhode Island | 14–18 | 5–11 | 10th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Rhode Island | 23–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Rhode Island | 17–15 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Rhode Island | 25–10 | 13–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Rhode Island | 26–8 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| Rhode Island: | 113–82 (.580) | 58–46 (.558) | |||||||
| UConn Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Connecticut | 16–17 | 6–12 | T-9th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Connecticut | 19–12 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| UConn Huskies (Big East Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Connecticut | 8–4 | 5–4 | ||||||
| UConn: | 43–33 (.566) | 21–24 (.467) | |||||||
| Total: | 194–138 (.584) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018). "Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.