Hurley Signs Contract - ‘Who wouldn’t want to play here now? We’re back in the Big East’

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" Hurley took over the UConn men’s basketball program in March of 2018 with no promises the obstacle that its conference affiliation had become would be removed. On Thursday, 15 months later, the obstacle suddenly vanished, and UConn had once again become the destination program he’d dreamed of - a Big East school. " “I didn’t get any type of tip-off that this was coming,” Hurley said, after the press conference broke up. “This was like a Christmas surprise. … It’s kind of surreal. "

 

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UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley signs contract, extends for one year due to Ollie sanctions

Hurley’s contract, paying roughly $3 million per year in base salary and other compensation, now expires on March 31, 2025. So in addition to the boost of UConn’s move from the American Athletic Conference to the Big East, Hurley now has an extra year to turn the program around after three consecutive losing seasons, including a 16-17 finish this past season, his first.