Kentucky was interested in hiring UConn coach Dan Hurley to be its next head coach, but the back-to-back national champion never considered leaving for the Wildcats.
Dan Hurley spoke with Dan Dakich on Friday about being pursued by Kentucky and if he ever considered taking the job.
“It never became a thing. Ever. Like whatsoever,” Hurley said. “Obviously your agent tells you… because when you have the success we’ve had the last two years, obviously here at UConn, you want your staff to be rewarded. You want the university to double down on the investment so we can stay at the top of the mountain. So your agent tells you with the media, ‘Try not to say no, without saying no. Be evasive as possible so you don’t hurt his ability to get the things that he needs at UConn, to just be totally honest.’
“But I told them very early on, I have no interest. My wife, my family, we have no interest. Why would you leave the current best program in the country to go somewhere else?”
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