UConn's title-winning head coach Dan Hurley has turned down the offer to be the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.
UConn's title-winning head coach Dan Hurley has turned down the offer to be the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.The much-anticipated decision comes after the franchise reportedly made a compelling case to the 51-year-old, featuring a lucrative long-term deal, when the two-time national champion was in Los Angeles on Friday.The offer came after the Los Angeles Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham in May 2024 after an 11-game losing streak in the playoffs.
RELATED: Los Angeles Lakers fire head coach Darvin after 11-game losing streakHam was let go four days after the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the NBA Playoffs by the Denver Nuggets, with a final score of 108-106. Dan Hurley, a Jersey City native and former Seton Hall guard, did not accept the job, but if he did it would've been one of the more rapid promotions in recent coaching history. Hurley took over the basketball program at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, N.J.
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