It’s safe to say Dan Hurley is comfortable with his gig at UConn — the head coach got a case of the giggles when asked about job openings after winning his second-straight NCAA title on Monday … flat-out saying the Huskies fanbase has nothing to worry about.
Hurley and the defending champs easily handled Zach Edey and the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Arena … cruising to a 75-60 win to keep the hardware in Storrs.
Despite being in the middle of a tournament run, Hurley’s name has been tossed around as a potential replacement for John Calipari … who left Kentucky for Arkansas after 15 seasons on Sunday.
Hurley was asked about the coaching carousel in his postgame press conference … and if we’re taking him at his word, he’ll be back on the UConn bench next season.
“I don’t think that’s a concern,” Hurley said with a laugh. “You know, my wife, you should have her answer that.”
“She’ll answer that question better than I can, s***.”
Of course, the Hurley fam is royalty on the East Coast — not only is Dan a back-to-back champion coach, his pops, Bob, led the St. Anthony high school hoops team in NJ to 26 championships … and his brother, Bobby, won two rings with Duke in 1991 and 1992.
Hurley even later joked that his wife would straight-up divorce him if he considered leaving the New Jersey area … adding he doesn’t have the money to support a split.
John Calipari walking his dog along Richmond Rd this afternoon. Declines to give a comment to Kentucky fans.
“No, I don’t, I’m walking my dog right now.”@WKYT pic.twitter.com/J8yIndZmox
— Lee K. Howard ☀️ (@HowardWKYT) April 8, 2024
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As for Calipari — who won a title with the Wildcats in 2012 — he’s been pretty quiet about his future with the Razorbacks … declining to address it while walking his dog on Monday.
