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Dan Hurley will accept UConn head coaching position

NIT Season Tip-Off

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Rhode Island Rams reacts during the second half against Virginia Cavaliers during their NIT Season Tip Off tournament championship game at Barclays Center on November 24, 2017 in the Brooklyn brough of New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

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Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley will be the next head coach at UConn, replacing the 2014 national title winner, Kevin Ollie.

Hurley will be signing a six-year deal, according to multiple reports, that could be valued as much as $18 million. Hurley picked UConn over Pitt, who had also offered him a similar amount of money.

Hurley turned the Rhode Island program around during his six-year tenure, capped off with a pair of seasons where the Rams won a game in the NCAA tournament. UConn, which is one of the best jobs but has not been one of the best teams in the AAC in recent years, should be a place where he can continue to recruit talent. Under Ollie, the Huskies have been able to get players. The issue has been the performance and development of those players once they get to campus.

The Huskies finished 14-18 this past season.

Dan Hurley is the son of New Jersey high school coaching legend Bob Hurley and the brother of former Duke guard and current Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley.