UConn's Dan Hurley says Bobby Hurley will be in Final Four when Arizona State supports him

UConn coach Dan Hurley knows that his brother, Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley, has his back.

The Huskies coach thanked the Sun Devils coach for his support in comments with the media on Thursday at the NCAA Final Four in Glendale, Arizona, and then showed that he has Bobby Hurley's back, too.

Dan Hurley appeared to take a dig at Arizona State for not putting his brother in a position to win, according to comments from the coach at media availability.

"It's awesome to be out here," said Dan Hurley, who is attempting to coach his team to back-to-back national titles. "I see why Bob loves it so much. Obviously the time I'll spend with him the next couple of days, you know him sabotaging these other programs for me at his site there is going to give me a distinct advantage, too, which I appreciate from big bro."

Dan Hurley continued, telling the media: "You can see why he loves it here. You can see why he values his job here. I think when he's in a position to have the resources that a lot of us at this Final Four have, when he has that at his full disposal, he'll be up on this dais, and someday I'll be supporting him."

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'The resources that a lot of us at this Final Four have'

Dan and Bobby Hurley are very close, with his comments Thursday another example of just how tight the basketball coaching brothers are.

Bobby Hurley recently signed a 2-year contract extension with ASU after an 11-month delay.

Some ASU fans have grown disgruntled with the coach's performance at Arizona State amid a rough 2023-24 season, and called for his firing.

But Dan Hurley obviously has no doubts about his brother's coaching ability from his comments Thursday, suggesting that ASU needs to support Bobby Hurley more to see its program take off.

The Sun Devils currently don't have an athletic director. They also play in an arena, Desert Financial Arena, that is 50 years old and in need of serious upgrades.

How will Dan Hurley's comments play with Bobby Hurley's critics in Tempe?

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