Connecticut rewards men's basketball coach Dan Hurley with six-year, $31 million extension
Connecticut Huskies men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley was rewarded with a six-year contract extension, the program said on Thursday, two months after he led the team to its fifth national championship.
"More work to be done from The Carpenter," the school said on Twitter with a graphic from the national championship victory over San Diego State, noting Hurley — and his lucky underwear — are signed through 2029.
The contract is worth $31.5 million with the potential for more with "performance-based incentives," the school said
"I want to thank the players and staff who helped make this climb possible. Coaching at the University of Connecticut is an honor and we intend to build on our success as one of the premier programs in college basketball," Hurley, who took the helm of the program in 2018 after establishing himself at Wagner and Rhode Island, said in a statement.
UConn marched to the Final Four as a No. 4 seed and beat each of its opponents by double digits. In the championship game, Tristen Newton racked up 19 points and 10 rebounds and Adama Sanogo, the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, scored 17 points and 10 rebounds. The latter averaged 19.7 points and 9.8 rebounds with eight total blocks in the run.
More work to be done from The Carpenter @dhurley15 🏠#BleedBlue | #HU5KIES pic.twitter.com/WK29O8xMzU
— UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) June 22, 2023
"It means everything, it's achieving the pinnacle of our profession," Hurley told "Good Morning America" after the championship. "... I just think we played at such a high level and to do it with all the history and tradition at our place, kind of gives our moment in the historic program."
Connecticut last won the title in 2011 and 2014 led by Kemba Walker and Shabazz Napier in those respective seasons.
With the win, Hurley joins his championship family as his father, Bob, won 28 state championships as a high school coach in New Jersey and his brother, Bobby, won back-to-back titles as a player with Duke.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Connecticut coach Dan Hurley gets six-year, $31.5 million extension
