Daniel S. Hurley born on January 16, 1973, is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the UConn Huskies men’s team at the University of Connecticut. He led UConn to win the NCAA Championship this year.

Dan Hurley was named head coach of the Huskies on March 22, 2018, after two years at Wagner College and six years at the University of Rhode Island. He won a national championship with the Huskies in 2023. He turned down an aggressive long-term offer from Rhode Island in order to lead UConn.

Prior to Wagner, Dan 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. Dan 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.

Dan Hurley is the youngest son of Hall of Fame high school coach Bob Hurley and his brother Bobby Hurley is a former Duke and Sacramento King’s guard and the current head coach at Arizona State University. From 2010 to 2013, Bobby was one of Dan’s assistant coaches at both Rhode Island and Wagner.

On September 6, 2019, Dan 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. He returned to work less than two weeks after surgery.

After leading the Rhode Island Rams to the second round of the 2018 NCAA tournament, Dan Hurley accepted the head coaching job at Connecticut, the university announced Thursday morning. His deal is for six years and $2.75 million annually, announced UConn in a press release, via Adam Zagoria of SportsNet New York.

Dan Hurley will face an incredible increase in pressure moving from Rhode Island to UConn. As a mid-major program, the Rams were never expected to be serious Final Four contenders. Rhode Island made quite the improvement under Hurley, from 8-21 in his first season to NCAA tournament wins in back-to-back seasons. UConn is hoping he can turn its program back around as well.

Who are Dan Hurley’s children?

Dan Hurley is the father of Andrew Hurley and Danny Hurley. Born on January 30, 2002. Andrew Hurley is the 21 years old son of Dan Hurley. While at UConn, he joined the team in the 2020-21 preseason as a freshman walk-on and became an integral part of daily practice. Andrew Hurley is a walk-on with the UConn men’s basketball team, playing for his father and for the Huskies.

Danny Hurley Jr also attended Seton Hall where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in history and a Master’s degree in Public Administration. According to his LinkedIn account, he works as an assistant to the office of the governor in the state of New Jersey.