UConn made an offer to retain Dan Hurley that would pay him the third-highest wage for a head coach in college basketball, sources told Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.
If he accepts, Hurley will rank behind only Arkansas’ John Calipari and Kansas’ Bill Self among college basketball’s best-paid coaches.
The Huskies are suddenly facing stiff competition to keep their bench boss following back-to-back NCAA national titles. Their offer reportedly pales to that of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, who are attempting to pry Hurley out of Storrs with a massive long-term deal.