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Dan Hurley Considered Stepping Down as UConn Men's Basketball Coach, According to Upcoming Book
Dan Hurley nearly quit coaching after the 2024-25 season due to college basketball challenges but chose to stay, valuing his role despite emotional and professional pressures.
- Wednesday, The Athletic reported that Dan Hurley, UConn men's basketball head coach, nearly stepped down after the 2024-25 season, as revealed in his forthcoming book, Never Stop: Life, Leadership, and What It Takes To Be Great, co-written with Ian O'Connor.
- Pressure from chasing a third title and roster churn drove Hurley, as losing to Florida in the NCAA Tournament second round and managing the transfer portal and NIL deals wore him down.
- Hurley even explored media, holding preliminary talks with Fox Sports about TV work and declined a reported $70 million offer from the Los Angeles Lakers before signing a six-year, $50 million UConn contract.
- Ultimately, Hurley opted to return to UConn and decided after roughly 24 hours that a title-contending team arriving in Storrs this year resolved much of his dilemma.
- The coach warned that the modern game and its pressures have worn him down, with television offering an escape if coaching's toll on mental health becomes unbearable.
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UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley was so emotionally drained after last season that he thought about stepping down, he wrote in a new book that is slated to be released later this month.
Dan Hurley considered stepping down from UConn after last season, he writes in new book
Dan Hurley considered walking away from the UConn men's basketball coaching job after last season, the two-time national championship winning coach wrote in a new book set to be released later this month, according to The Athletic.
'I Was Cooked' - Dan Hurley Claims He Thought About Retiring This Offseason Because Chasing A 3rd Title Was Too Draining, Had Talks To Join FOX As An Analyst
“I thought about leaving,” Hurley wrote. “Taking a gap year. Resigning as head coach of the UConn Huskies.” “I knew my mind, and I knew my body, and I could feel that I was completely cooke...
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Book: UConn's Dan Hurley almost walked away after 2024-25 season
UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley considered walking away from his job earlier this year because of the intense pressures, according to an upcoming book.
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