GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dan Hurley entered rare air on Monday night, becoming just the third men’s college basketball coach to repeat as a national champion since the end of John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty in the 1970s. And when it was over — a 75-60 victory over Purdue marking Connecticut’s 12th consecutive NCAA Tournament win by double digits — Hurley found himself in another very small club: coaches who’ve won it all and immediately had to address the possibility of leaving for another program. Such is life when you’re the hottest coach in the sport and the Kentucky job unexpectedly becomes available on the eve of the championship game.
“I don’t think that’s on my mind,” Hurley told The Athletic. When asked more directly if there was any way he’d entertain the Kentucky job, Hurley responded: “No way.”
Hurley added that one reason he’d never go is because he’s not going to drag his wife even farther from New Jersey.
“I can’t afford a divorce right now. I just started making money.”
UConn athletic director David Benedict told The Athletic after Monday night’s championship game that the program would do “everything we can to remain in position to win championships.”
“The market is the market and Kentucky is obviously Kentucky, but last time I…
