Dan Hurley secures nearly $33 million in new deal, sources say

After leading Connecticut State with a national title, Dan Hurley has agreed to a new six-year contract, the school announced Thursday.

Sources told ESPN that the new deal secures Hurley nearly $33 million, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in men’s basketball. The new contract runs until the 2028-29 season and includes incentives for sporting and academic success that could push the full value of the deal even higher.

Hurley, who has gained a reputation as one of the nation’s leading program builders in fisherman, Rhode Island and UConn, revived a Huskies program that had fallen into disrepair. After re-establishing UConn as a Big East powerhouse when the school returned to the convention in 2020, Hurley took home the program’s fifth national championship with a run for dominance. in March culminating in a title win first State of San Diego in April.

Athletic director David Benedict said in a statement: “I am delighted to have Dan Hurley lead our men’s basketball program. “The work he and his staff have done over the past five years to rebuild our program, culminating in the Huskies once again reaching the pinnacle of college basketball, no I know the entire UConn Nation is thrilled that Dan will continue to host this show for the foreseeable future.”

Despite the loss of three players expected to be selected in Thursday’s NBA draft – the defenders Jordan Hawkins And André Jackson Jr. and center Adama Sanogo – The Huskies are expected to be in the top 10 again ahead of the season in 2023-24. UConn has two 2024 first-round picks at the center Donovan Clingan and forward Alex Karaban.

“I want to thank the players and staff for making this climb a success. It has been an honor to coach at the University of Connecticut and we plan to build on our success as a team. of the top programs in college basketball,” Hurley said in a statement.

During his five seasons at UConn, Hurley recorded a 104-55 (.654) and made it to the NCAA tournament for three consecutive seasons. He’s 255-160 (.614) in 13 Division I seasons since ending nine years as a high school coach at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, New Jersey.

Hurley is a member of one of the most famous families of basketball coaches, including his father, Naismith Hall of Famer Bob Hurley Sr., a retired coach at St. Anthony of Jersey City, New Jersey, and his brother Bobby, the basketball coach. coach at State of Arizona.