{"id":1956425,"date":"2023-06-25T07:26:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T11:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-connecticut-head-coach-gets-33-million-in-new-deal-after-winning-national-championship\/"},"modified":"2023-06-25T07:26:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T11:26:55","slug":"university-of-connecticut-head-coach-gets-33-million-in-new-deal-after-winning-national-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-connecticut-head-coach-gets-33-million-in-new-deal-after-winning-national-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn coach awarded $33M in new contract post national championship win."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-of-connecticut-head-coach-gets-33-million-in-new-deal-after-winning-national-championship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1956425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>University of Connecticut Men&#8217;s Basketball Coach Dan Hurley Signs Lucrative New Deal<\/h2>\n<p>University of Connecticut men&#8217;s basketball head coach Dan Hurley is set to earn a guaranteed $33 million after conquering the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msm-falsely-accuses-oan-of-russian-propaganda-ignores-facts-attacks\/\" title=\"MSM falsely accuses OAN of \u2018Russian propaganda\u2019, ignores facts attacks\">college basketball<\/a> and winning the program&#8217;s fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nick-sabans-leaked-recruiting-call-goes-viral\/\" title=\"WATCH: Nick Saban\u2019s Leaked Recruiting Call Goes Viral\">national championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The school announced Hurley&#8217;s new six-year deal Thursday, according to a report.<\/p>\n<h3>Hurley Joins Ranks of Highest-Paid Coaches<\/h3>\n<p>Under the agreement, which runs through the 2028-29 season, Hurley joins the ranks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-connecticut-head-coach-gets-33-million-in-new-deal-after-winning-national-championship\/\" title=\"UConn coach awarded M in new contract post national championship win.\">highest-paid coaches<\/a> in men&#8217;s basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Incentives based on the team&#8217;s academic and athletic achievements are included, the report noted.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I am thrilled to have Dan Hurley leading our men&#8217;s basketball program,&#8221; David Benedict, the school&#8217;s athletic director, said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The work he and his staff have done over the past five years in rebuilding our program, which culminated in the Huskies once again reaching the pinnacle of college basketball, has been nothing short of remarkable. I know all of UConn Nation is ecstatic that Dan will continue to lead this program for the foreseeable future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hurley has long been known as a top program-builder and was key in leading the 2022-2023 Huskies to their April national championship victory over San Diego State, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I want to thank the players and staff who helped make this climb possible. Coaching at the University of Connecticut is an honor and we intend to build on our success as one of the premier programs in college basketball,&#8221; Hurley said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Huskies are expected to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-forward-drew-timme-withdraws-name-from-nba-draft-to-return-to-gonzaga-for-senior-year-season-2\/\" title=\"Star Forward Drew Timme Withdraws Name from NBA Draft to Return to Gonzaga for Senior Year Season\">preseason top-10 team<\/a> for the 2023-2024 season, the report noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Hurley, head coach of University of Connecticut men&#8217;s basketball, will receive a guaranteed $33 million after leading the team to their fifth national championship. The school revealed his new six-year contract on Thursday. 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