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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 4902936, member: 10"] Another vote for Hurley. [HEADING=1][SIZE=5][I]Coach of the Year: Dan Hurley, [/I][/SIZE][I][URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/41/uconn-huskies'][SIZE=5]UConn Huskies[/SIZE][/URL][/I][/HEADING] [I]It doesn't often happen that the coach of the reigning national champion is in the mix for Coach of the Year the following season. But Hurley's situation is unique. First, the Huskies weren't picked to win the Big East. Or finish second. They were picked third in the preseason league poll, not receiving a single first-place vote. They lost three starters from that championship-winning team to the NBA and dealt with injuries to three of their five starters entering the first day of this season. And yet, they're going to enter the NCAA tournament with the best chance to repeat since [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/57/florida-gators']Florida[/URL] in 2006 and 2007. [/I] [B][I]Runners-up: Lamont Paris, [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2579/south-carolina-gamecocks']South Carolina Gamecocks[/URL], Kyle Smith, [URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/265/washington-state-cougars']Washington State Cougars[/URL] and T.J. Otzelberger, [/I][URL='https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/66/iowa-state-cyclones'][I]Iowa State Cyclones[/I][/URL][/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/insider/story/_/id/39670044/mens-college-basketball-all-america-teams-major-award-picks-2023-24[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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