Dan Hurley is often considered someone with a temper. There has been a lot of talk and criticism about his behavior on the court despite consistent success. Hurley has been the head coach of the UConn Huskies since 2018. In the last seven years, UConn has been the NCAA champion twice in 2023 and 2024.
He has also received multiple awards in his career. He won the Naismith Coach of the Year in 2024, A-10 Coach of the Year in 2018, and Big East Coach of the Year in 2024. No matter how much Hurley gets criticized or disliked for his on-court actions, he definitely knows how to win. In his time at UConn, he has a record of 328-175.
It seems like his wife, Andrea, has some unconventional ways to help her husband. Dan Hurley recently revealed his wife’s brutal and strange motivational tactics, which he said make him mad. Hurley also revisited the infamous beef with Creighton fans.
“She has strange motivational tactics. You know, the game at Creighton this year where we lose by a lot and I’m fighting with fans going like crazy Dan, out of the arena. You’d think that next morning she’ll be like, ‘everything’s gonna be okay’ [but] she’ll go, ‘you’re a lousy coach. You acted like a baby last night. Why don’t you take out the garbage, you are no good at coaching,'” Hurley shared.
“A part of me is really pi**ed off. Because it cannot be further from the truth. She still has no idea what I do and how complex this thing is. She thinks that everything is happening randomly here. Like players are just deciding to shoot, there’s no habit building either or culture that you’re fighting for. She’s a complete dope when it comes to this stuff,” he added.
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Dan Hurley Shares How His Wife’s Perspective Helps Him
Andrea had once put forward her opinion of how Hurley and all the coaches are glorified gym teachers.
She compared coaching with performing surgeries, saving lives, and how coaching does not pertain to reacting with the emotion that Dan does. She would also tell Hurley to get back on the horse and manage the game.
Hurley said:
“I need that perspective. My obsession. Someone with obsessive near my level would have liked an Armageddon.”
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