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Message: [QUOTE="Drew, post: 2708961, member: 3723"] [B]Slam Dunks: [/B] [I][B]Dan Hurley, UConn: [/B]Coaching is in Hurley’s blood — his father, Bob Sr., is a retired Hall of Fame high school coach, and his brother, Bobby, is the coach at Arizona State. Dan is a program builder. In his first season at Wagner in 2010-11, the Seahawks were 13-17. In his second, and not coincidentally, last season, they were 25-6. Hurley moved on to Rhode Island. The Rams were 8-21 in 2012-13. This season they were 26-8, including 15-3 in the Atlantic 10, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Hurley was quick to surround himself with assistant coaches with similar backgrounds and experience recruiting in UConn’s geographic hot spot. Kimani Young came from Richard Pitino’s staff at Minnesota, but he developed a relationship with Hurley years ago in the New York youth and AAU basketball scene. Hurley also plucked Kenya Hunter from Tim Miles’ staff at Nebraska. Hunter gained familiarity with UConn while coaching against the Huskies for six seasons on John Thompson III’s staff at Georgetown, and he’s also coached at Xavier, Duquesne and N.C. State. Hunter is a well-respected recruiter, and over the years he has filed away basketball philosophies from a host of successful coaches.[/I] [URL="https://theathletic.com/326945/2018/04/24/hoops-hires-evaluating-10-of-the-best-and-most-questionable-moves/"]Hoops hires: Evaluating 10 of the best and most questionable...[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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