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Dan Hurley’s return to Storrs, Connecticut, for the coming season was much less certain than many thought it.
In the new book, “Never Stop: Life, Leadership, and What It W Set Are Great”, that Hurley co-written, the double coach winning of the national championship revealed that the stress he had felt during the pursuit of the Huskies of a third consecutive title almost triggered him.
While Hurley should be back on the sidelines when the 2025-26 Uconn season realizes, he admitted to the book he “was completely cooked” once last season.
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Uconn Huskies’ head coach, Dan Hurley, looks at the sidelines while facing the Bulldogs du Butler from the Harry A. Gampel pavilion on January 21, 2025, in Storrs, Conn. (Images David Butler II / Imagn)
After leading the Huskies at the consecutive championships of the male tournament in Division I of the NCAA, Hurley faced questions about what went wrong when Florida beat Uconn in the second round in March.
According to athletics, Hurley planned to leave training due to exhaustion and take about a year to recharge physically and mentally. The 52 -year -old man quoted the feeling of being exhausted.
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“I knew my mind and I knew my body, and I could feel that I was completely cooked,” wrote Hurley. “Just burned. I didn’t even know how I was standing. I looked at the walls of the office, mumbling, making a brutal criticism of our season. I did not build a fairly strong list. I was not a good leader. I dropped everyone in Maui.
“I lost control, emotionally, at various times. I came here a few sad and defeated days, when I needed to be positive and inspiring. Then, I went through self -lacier what – and if we had played a little better in Maui? And if we had not exploded this game against Seton Hall? What if we had been a better seed than a seed?” Who Snow? “.
Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies reports to his players during the nitonal championship match against the boilermakers Purdue at the State Farm Stadium on April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (Mitchell Layton / Getty images)
Uconn finished the 2024-25 season with a 24-11 sheet.
Hurley accepted a six -year contract extension with UCONN last year. The agreement was finalized after Hurley refused a six-year offer from the Los Angeles Lakers to become the next trainer of the franchise.
Connecticut Huskies chief coach Dan Hurley shouts to his team during the NCAA National Championship match against the Purdue Cauldrons at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on April 8, 2024. (Joe Ronde / The Republic / USA Today Network)
More recently, Hurley’s name was linked to the New York Knicks when the team was looking for the replacement of Tom Thibodeau. Hurley finally closed these rumors. “Not another summer from that,” Hurley told Hartford running in June.
