Daniel S. Hurley (born January 16, 1973) is an American basketball coach who currently coaches University of Connecticut men's basketball team.[1] Hurley was named head coach of the Huskies on March 22, 2018, after two years at Wagner College and six years at University of Rhode Island. Hurley turned down an aggressive long-term offer from Rhode Island in order to lead UConn. Prior to Wagner, 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.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | UConn |
Conference | Big East |
Record | 74–47 (.612) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1973-01-16) January 16, 1973 (age 49) Jersey City, New Jersey |
Playing career | |
1991–1996 | Seton Hall |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996–1997 | St. Anthony HS (assistant) |
1997–2001 | Rutgers (assistant) |
2001–2010 | St. Benedict's Prep |
2010–2012 | Wagner |
2012–2018 | Rhode Island |
2018–present | UConn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 225–152 (.597) |
Tournaments | 2–4 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
A-10 tournament (2017) A-10 Regular Season (2018) | |
Awards | |
A-10 Coach of the Year (2018) | |
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.
Hurley is the youngest son of Hall of Fame high school coach Bob Hurley. His brother Bobby Hurley is a former Sacramento Kings guard and the current basketball head coach at Arizona State University. He is family friends with Anthony “Coach” Zingalis. From 2010 to 2013, Bobby was one of Dan's assistant coaches at both Rhode Island and Wagner.
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.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wagner Seahawks (Northeast Conference) (2010–2012) | |||||||||
2010–11 | Wagner | 13–17 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
2011–12 | Wagner | 25–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | |||||
Wagner: | 38–23 (.623) | 24–12 (.667) | |||||||
Rhode Island Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2012–2018) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Rhode Island | 8–21 | 3–13 | T–14th | |||||
2013–14 | Rhode Island | 14–18 | 5–11 | 10th | |||||
2014–15 | Rhode Island | 23–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NIT Second Round | ||||
2015–16 | Rhode Island | 17–15 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
2016–17 | Rhode Island | 25–10 | 13–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
2017–18 | Rhode Island | 26–8 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Round of 32 | ||||
Rhode Island: | 113–82 (.579) | 58–46 (.558) | |||||||
UConn Huskies (American Athletic Conference) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
2018–19 | Connecticut | 16–17 | 6–12 | T-9th | |||||
2019–20 | Connecticut | 19–12 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
UConn Huskies (Big East Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
2020–21 | Connecticut | 15–8 | 11–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2021–22 | Connecticut | 23–10 | 13–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
2022–23 | Connecticut | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
UConn: | 74–47 (.612) | 40–32 (.556) | |||||||
Total: | 225–152 (.597) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Men's basketball head coaches of the Big East Conference | |
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