UConn head coach Then Hurley plans to decide Monday whether to return to Storrs or accept the Los Angeles Lakers head coaching vacancy, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Hurley, 51, has led the Huskies to back-to-back national championships and is 141-58 (.709) in six seasons since becoming the school’s head coach in 2018.
The Lakers’ interest in Hurley was reported on June 6, when the two sides had preliminary talks and Wojnarowski said LA planned to terminate the deal. “full-court press” to convince him to leave college for the NBA.
Hurley told ESPN of the Lakers on Sunday made a “compelling case” and presented a “compelling vision” for him to take the job, but he reiterated his love for UConn and the program he built there.
He said he traveled to Los Angeles for a meeting on Thursday Lakers VP and GM Rob Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss on Friday and returned to the East Coast on Saturday.
Hurley added that he was “extremely impressed” with Pelinka and Buss’ pitch. The specific details of the Lakers offer are unknown at this time, but this is reportedly the case.a huge long-term offer.”
