UConn’s Dan Hurley cashes in on national title with a new 6-year, $32.1M contract
1 year, 6 months ago

UConn’s Dan Hurley cashes in on national title with a new 6-year, $32.1M contract

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley has cashed in on the Huskies national championship, agreeing to a new six-year, $32.1 million contract, the school announced Thursday. “I am thrilled to have Dan Hurley leading our men’s basketball program,” David Benedict, the school’s director of athletics, said. I know all of UConn Nation is ecstatic that Dan will continue to lead this program for the foreseeable future.” The 50-year-old Hurley is 104-55 at UConn, a program he took over in March 2018 following three losing seasons and the firing of former coach Kevin Ollie amid NCAA violations. “Coaching at the University of Connecticut is an honor and we intend to build on our success as one of the premier programs in college basketball.” Hurley was in New York Thursday to watch the NBA draft, which is expected to include UConn prospects Jordan Hawkins, Adama Sanogo and Andre Jackson Jr.

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UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond will make up to $2.1 million under new contract
2 weeks ago

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond will make up to $2.1 million under new contract

LA Times  

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond’s contract extension that runs through June 30, 2029, calls for incremental raises rising to an annual salary of $2.1 million. Other top athletic director salaries that have been reported by USA Today include Texas A&M’s Trev Alberts, Penn State’s Pat Kraft, Texas Tech’s Kirby Hocutt, Oklahoma’s Joe Castiglione and Ohio State’s Ross Bjork. Should UCLA …

Amid revolutionary changes, UCLA extends athletic director Martin Jarmond’s contract
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid revolutionary changes, UCLA extends athletic director Martin Jarmond’s contract

LA Times  

UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond, right, faced criticism for hiring first-year head football coach DeShaun Foster, left, after the Bruins got off to a rough start this season. UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond, who shepherded the school’s revolutionary move to the Big Ten Conference amid a time of unprecedented change in college athletics, has received a three-year contract extension through …

Report: Howard men’s basketball coach pitching ownership stake for potential investors
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Report: Howard men’s basketball coach pitching ownership stake for potential investors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Howard University’s men’s basketball coach is reportedly pitching a proposal to potential investors in which a 33% stake in the program could be sold for $100 million. “College athletics is a full-fledged business now,” Kenny Blakeney, the team’s coach, told the Washington Post. It’s not clear how realistic Blakeney’s pursuit of that kind of investment money is, but …

With new $50 million contract, UConn’s Dan Hurley keeps focus on the court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

With new $50 million contract, UConn’s Dan Hurley keeps focus on the court

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — Even with a deal that would make him one of the highest-paid college basketball coaches in the country, UConn’s Dan Hurley never let his thoughts stray far from what got him to the top of the men’s college basketball world. “It is hard to put together a staff because there aren’t a lot of people who can …

UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn, coach Dan Hurley agree to 6-year, $50 million deal a month after he spurned offer from Lakers

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn and men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley have agreed to a six-year, $50 million contract through the 2029-30 season that makes him one of the nation’s highest paid college coaches nearly a month after he turned down a lucrative offer to coach the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley — 141-58 in six seasons with the Huskies and 292-163 …

Dan Hurley says he belongs at UConn after turning down ‘obviously tempting’ offer from Lakers
6 months, 1 week ago

Dan Hurley says he belongs at UConn after turning down ‘obviously tempting’ offer from Lakers

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — Dan Hurley considered the opportunity to try and lead UConn to a third consecutive national title or the chance to become coach of one of the NBA’s most storied franchises and asked himself one question. “Where do you belong?” Hurley said Thursday at UConn’s basketball headquarters. If recruits don’t see that, that is their loss.” Hurley denied …

Lakers’ $70-million offer not enough for Dan Hurley? ‘There probably is a number’ to leave UConn
6 months, 1 week ago

Lakers’ $70-million offer not enough for Dan Hurley? ‘There probably is a number’ to leave UConn

LA Times  

Connecticut coach Dan Hurley talked Thursday about the difficulty he had in choosing between staying with the Huskies or becoming the Lakers’ head coach. Making his first public comments since turning down the Lakers’ offer Monday, Hurley said the number would have had to have been pretty extraordinary for him to leave behind his situation in Storrs, Conn. “To leave …

Dan Hurley breaks his silence after rejecting Los Angeles Lakers' $70m offer to stay at UConn
6 months, 1 week ago

Dan Hurley breaks his silence after rejecting Los Angeles Lakers' $70m offer to stay at UConn

Daily Mail  

UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley has spoken out after he rejected an offer from the Los Angeles Lakers. UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley has spoken out after he spurned the Lakers A statement from UConn Men's Basketball Head Coach Dan Hurley: pic.twitter.com/16e77ykbVp — UConn Men's Basketball June 10, 2024 'At the end of the day, I …

Dan Hurley turns down offer from Lakers, will stay at UConn
6 months, 1 week ago

Dan Hurley turns down offer from Lakers, will stay at UConn

Associated Press  

The Los Angeles Lakers offered Dan Hurley what would have seemed like a basketball coach’s dream: a chance to coach one of the world’s most popular franchises, possibly an opportunity to work with LeBron James and a salary that would have doubled his current one. AP AUDIO: Dan Hurley turns down offer from Lakers, will stay at UConn to seek …

Dan Hurley rejection is another humiliation for Lakers brand
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dan Hurley rejection is another humiliation for Lakers brand

LA Times  

Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley spurned the Lakers’ offer to become their next coach. Dan Hurley, a former high school coach, was given a chance to lead basketball’s highest-profile team in its most glamorous city for a Lakers head coaching job that would offer him generational wealth and change his career arc forever. Hurley was given enough money to become …

If Lakers land Dan Hurley, what happens to UConn? Why Huskies face potential nightmare
6 months, 2 weeks ago

If Lakers land Dan Hurley, what happens to UConn? Why Huskies face potential nightmare

New York Times  

Less than two months ago, in a land that now seems far, far away, Dan Hurley grabbed a microphone and screamed to a throng of deliriously happy people that UConn basketball “has been running college basketball the last 30 years.’’ This was more than pep rally aggrandizement; it was, in fact, true. With Hurley — brash, bold and slightly bananas …

UConn gives Geno Auriemma a 5-year contract extension, valued at $18.7 million
6 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn gives Geno Auriemma a 5-year contract extension, valued at $18.7 million

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — It looks like Geno Auriemma isn’t retiring anytime soon as UConn announced a five-year extension for its women’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Auriemma’s contract extension, which runs through 2029, is valued at $18.7 million over the five-year term and includes the opportunity to earn additional compensation in the form of performance-based incentives. “I’d like to thank David …

UConn, coach Dan Hurley provide blueprint on how to succeed in the age of NIL, player transfers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UConn, coach Dan Hurley provide blueprint on how to succeed in the age of NIL, player transfers

Associated Press  

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies proved that even in the age of NIL and rampant player transfers, it’s possible to build a program capable of winning back-to-back national titles. “We’re going to maintain a championship culture,” Hurley said. “Yeah, yeah, I don’t think that’s a concern,” Hurley said laughing. “Even after back-to-back for me, I’m still …

Midseason college basketball awards: UConn’s Dan Hurley for coach of the year?
11 months ago

Midseason college basketball awards: UConn’s Dan Hurley for coach of the year?

New York Times  

Hello again, friends and fellow walking popsicles, and welcome out of the cold and into the red-hot midseason awards edition of Shot Takers. GO DEEPER This Wisconsin team is different — and feels built to last But I’m going with Tommy Lloyd at Arizona, even if the first half of that UCLA game had me teetering. Didn’t have the grades …

Hurley’s rebuild complete as UConn returns to Final Four
1 year, 8 months ago

Hurley’s rebuild complete as UConn returns to Final Four

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! STORRS, Conn. — Before every home game, UConn’s hype man gets on his microphone and greets the crowd with, “Welcome to the basketball capital of the Wooooorrrrld!” With four men’s NCAA championship banners hanging from the ceiling at Gampel Pavilion along with 11 women’s banners, …

Op-Ed: College athletes are cashing in, and it’s going better than many feared
3 years ago

Op-Ed: College athletes are cashing in, and it’s going better than many feared

LA Times  

We didn’t quite see this coming. Before the NCAA began to allow endorsement deals this summer, many people in the industry assumed that high-profile male athletes from major programs would be the prime beneficiaries, but the impact has been much broader. There are certainly risks to allowing college athletes to hire marketing agents and sign commercial deals, but it is …

Contract extension for UConn’s Auriemma worth $15M
3 years, 7 months ago

Contract extension for UConn’s Auriemma worth $15M

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn has extended women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma’s contract through 2025 in a deal worth $15 million, school officials announced Friday. Athletic director David Benedict said the five-year extension is retroactive to April 2020 and includes an annual base salary of $600,000. “Geno Auriemma has meant so much to the University of Connecticut, and to our entire …

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