Dan Hurley Named To Naismith Coach of the Year Watch List

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UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley has been named to the 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List. Hurley has led the Huskies to a 24-3 record this season, spending nearly the entire season in the top-five of the national polls. The 2024 Naismith Coach of the Year is the lone BIG EAST coach on this year's list and one of two former winners to earn a spot on the 2026 list along with Bill Self (2012).

Dan Hurley Named To Naismith COY Watch List - University of Connecticut Athletics

ATLANTA – UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley has been named to the 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Men's College Coach of the Year Watch List. Hurley h...

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Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year watch list​

Brad Brownell, Clemson; Mark Byington, Vanderbilt; Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska; Dan Hurley, UConn; Tom Izzo, Michigan State; Tommy Lloyd, Arizona; Dusty May, Michigan; Ryan Odom, Virginia

T.J. Otzelberger, Iowa State; Kelvin Sampson, Houston; Josh Schertz, Saint Louis; Jon Scheyer, Duke; Bill Self, Kansas; Travis Steele, Miami University; Brad Underwood, Illinois