The Lakers recently made an unsuccessful push to hire Dan Hurley as their next head coach, and there now is some conflicting information about when the pursuit of the two-time national champion began.
Dan Hurley's publicized rejection of the Lakers' head-coaching vacancy has led some to suggest that the Purple & Gold should feel embarrassed for being overlooked by the UConn coach.
The Los Angeles Lakers failed to tempt the reigning two-time NCAA Championship winner Dan Hurley into leaving the University of Connecticut to join the Lakers.
Dan Hurley has built something special at UConn, but it was built on a championship foundation that saw laid years before him under the great Jim Calhoun.
The Lakers were reportedly preparing a "massive" offer for Dan Hurley. It wasn't nearly massive enough to persuade him to leave Connecticut.
Dan Hurley will return as UConn men's basketball coach in 2024-25 rather than accepting a lucrative offer to coach the LA Lakers. It's a huge win for blossoming star forward Alex Karaban.
UConn has gone 68-11 in its two title-winning seasons and the team will now attempt to join UCLA as the only team to three-peat.
Hurley now has the opportunity to go for a third title in a row with UConn.
The deal would have made Hurley one of the six highest-paid coaches in the NBA.
The two-time national champion will look to lead the Huskies to a third consecutive title in 2024.
Everything is on pause while the Lakers continue to court Hurley in the hope of changing the franchise's long-term direction.
UConn coach Dan Hurley offered a tiny glimpse into his thinking as he ponders whether to take the Lakers’ head-coaching position.
During a phone chat Sunday, Hurley praised L.A.’s “compelling case” for his commitment and noted that the Lakers offered up a “compelling vision” for their team-building future.
If Hurley wants to enter the NBA, he should do so with a team that's willing to build with him.
Hurley is said to be contemplating whether he wants to become the next head coach of the Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly hot on the trail of UConn’s Dan Hurley, who they are targeting as their next head coach. However, former Laker JR Smith has a warning for Hurley.
UConn may already have their fallback plan in place for a potential Dan Hurley departure. John Fanta of Fox Sports reports this week that two internal candidates are in the mix to replace Hurley at UConn if he leaves for the Los Angeles Lakers — associate head coach Kimani Young and assistant coach Luke Murray.
If the Lakers were forced to turn their attention to Redick, it would mark a complete 180 in the franchise's direction.
At 26, Austin Reaves still has room to improve as a player, and he could be getting the right coach to help him along the way.
The Huskies looked dead in the water after the Big East Tournament, but now they’re heading to their third Super Regional in program history. In Jim Penders’ 21 years at the helm of the UConn baseball program, the team had never gone winless in a conference tournament — until this season.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports that the team is “eager to close” on a deal that would make him its next head coach.
Auriemma has coached many great players and has seen plenty of ups and downs on the court. So, if he's telling us to slow our roll with this class, it's probably sound advice.
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma came to Fever guard Caitlin Clark's defense on Thursday, ripping into fans who set the NCAA's all-time leading scorer "up for failure right from the beginning."
Dan Hurley is entertaining the possibility of leaving UConn to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and some are wondering if a conversation with Geno Auriemma has something to do with it.
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