Connecticut head men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley is set to become one of the game’s highest-paid head coaches with a new six-year contract extension.
On Thursday morning, the University of Connecticut announced that Hurley signed a six-year deal to remain with the university. The contract is valued at $31.5 million which equates to approximately $5.25 million per season. According to the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball head coach salaries database, Hurley’s $5.25 annual salary would make him a top-six highest-paid coach in the country.
John Calipari of Kentucky remains the country’s highest-paid coach by far with a $8.5 million salary. Kansas’s Bill Self comes in at No. 2, bringing in $5.9 million per year.
The contract extension for Hurley should not come as a major surprise. The former Seton Hill standout took over the UConn program prior to the 2018-9 season. After going 16-17 in his first season with the program, The Huskies have had a .600 or better winning percentage in each season and have made the NCAA Tournament three-straight seasons.
This past season, the Huskies went 31-8 in the regular season before making the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed out of the West region. The Huskies defeated Iona, Saint Mary’s (CA), Arkansas, Gonzaga, Miami (FL), and San Diego State to ultimately win the program’s fifth national championship, all of them coming since 1999.
Hurley in his career has amassed a career record of 255-160 with stops at Wagner and Rhode Island. He previously made the NCAA Tournament twice at Rhode Island including the 2017-18 season when he won the A-10 Coach of the Year award.