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Dan Hurley listed here at #9. I can't see any reason why he would go from UConn to Seton Hall, except maybe if he doesn't do a great job at UConn, but stranger things have happened.
No. 9: Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)
Current position: Head coach at UConn
It may seem strange to be putting Hurley on this list so soon after he took over at UConn, but he deserves a place here. Hurley played collegiately at Seton Hall, and had such a "Hurley-like" coaching experience following his playing career, that it just seems right for him to eventually return to South Orange. It would be a mistake not to mention Hurley's dad, Bob Hurley, who was the coach at St. Anthony's in Jersey City, New Jersey, for 39 years, before the school closed in 2017. Dan Hurley became as assistant for his dad at St. Anthony's immediately upon graduating from Seton Hall, and served in that position for eleven seasons. After a brief stint as an assistant at Rutgers, Hurley took over the head coaching role at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey, where he served for nine seasons.
Hurley also was the head coach at Wagner and Rhode Island, before being hired at UConn in 2018. While Hurley has certainly seen success as a college coach, his roots -- and those of his family--are strongly ensconced in New Jersey. Plus, Hurley in the Big East just seems right. This one should probably be a bit higher on this list, but with Hurley just taking over at UConn, and current Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard, having such a good run of late, No. 9 seems right.
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Won't he be coaching in the Big East with UConn anyway?
No. 9: Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)
Current position: Head coach at UConn
It may seem strange to be putting Hurley on this list so soon after he took over at UConn, but he deserves a place here. Hurley played collegiately at Seton Hall, and had such a "Hurley-like" coaching experience following his playing career, that it just seems right for him to eventually return to South Orange. It would be a mistake not to mention Hurley's dad, Bob Hurley, who was the coach at St. Anthony's in Jersey City, New Jersey, for 39 years, before the school closed in 2017. Dan Hurley became as assistant for his dad at St. Anthony's immediately upon graduating from Seton Hall, and served in that position for eleven seasons. After a brief stint as an assistant at Rutgers, Hurley took over the head coaching role at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey, where he served for nine seasons.
Hurley also was the head coach at Wagner and Rhode Island, before being hired at UConn in 2018. While Hurley has certainly seen success as a college coach, his roots -- and those of his family--are strongly ensconced in New Jersey. Plus, Hurley in the Big East just seems right. This one should probably be a bit higher on this list, but with Hurley just taking over at UConn, and current Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard, having such a good run of late, No. 9 seems right.
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Won't he be coaching in the Big East with UConn anyway?
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