Dan Hurley

Daniel S. Hurley (born January 16, 1973) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the UConn Huskies men's team at the University of Connecticut.[1] In 2023, Hurley led UConn to an NCAA Championship.[2][3]

For the American author and journalist, see Dan Hurley (author). For other people with similar names, see Daniel Hurley.
Dan Hurley
Dan Hurley, UConn Huskies men's basketball head coach.
Hurley in March 2023
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUConn
ConferenceBig East
Record104–55 (.654)
Biographical details
Born (1973-01-16) January 16, 1973
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1996Seton Hall
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997St. Anthony HS (assistant)
1997–2001Rutgers (assistant)
2001–2010St. Benedict's Prep
2010–2012Wagner
2012–2018Rhode Island
2018–presentUConn
Head coaching record
Overall255–160 (.614)
Tournaments8–4 (NCAA Division I)
1–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA Division I Tournament (2023)
NCAA Division I Regional — Final Four (2023)
A-10 Tournament (2017)
A-10 Regular Season (2018)
Awards
A-10 Coach of the Year (2018)

Career

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. After two years at Wagner College and six years at the University of Rhode Island, Hurley was named head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies on March 22, 2018. Hurley turned down a long-term offer from Rhode Island in order to lead UConn. He won a men's National Collegiate Athletic Association championship with the Huskies in 2023.

Personal life

Hurley is the youngest son of Hall of Fame high school coach Bob Hurley.[4] His brother Bobby Hurley is a former Duke and Sacramento Kings guard and the current head coach at Arizona State University.[4] From 2010 to 2013, Bobby was one of Dan's assistant coaches at both Rhode Island and Wagner. Dan's son Andrew was on his 2023 NCAA championship team.

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.[4]

On September 6, 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
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wagner Seahawks (Northeast Conference) (2010–2012)
2010–11 Wagner 13–179–96th
2011–12 Wagner 25–615–32nd
Wagner: 38–23 (.623)24–12 (.667)
Rhode Island Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2018)
2012–13 Rhode Island 8–213–13T–14th
2013–14 Rhode Island 14–185–1110th
2014–15 Rhode Island 23–1013–5T–2ndNIT Second Round
2015–16 Rhode Island 17–159–97th
2016–17 Rhode Island 25–1013–5T–3rdNCAA Division I Round of 32
2017–18 Rhode Island 26–815–31stNCAA Division I Round of 32
Rhode Island: 113–82 (.579)58–46 (.558)
UConn Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2018–2020)
2018–19 UConn 16–176–12T–9th
2019–20 UConn 19–1210–85th
UConn Huskies (Big East Conference) (2020–present)
2020–21 UConn 15–811–63rdNCAA Division I Round of 64
2021–22 UConn 23–1013–63rdNCAA Division I Round of 64
2022–23 UConn 31–813–7T–4thNCAA Division I Champion
UConn: 104–55 (.654)53–39 (.576)
Total:255–160 (.614)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018). "Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. "UConn completes dominant run, takes NCAA title". ESPN.com. 2023-04-04. Archived from the original on 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. Ronald, Issy (2023-04-03). "Connecticut defeats San Diego State to win its fifth NCAA men's basketball title". CNN. Archived from the original on 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. A Little Brother Grows Up, New York Times, Ira Berkow, June 20, 1997. Retrieved April 4, 2023.


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