Dan Hurley & Company loading up for a three-peat: ‘UConn is Mike Tyson in his prime. They are taking no prisoners.’UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates with the trophy after their win against Purdue in the NCAA college Final Four championship basketball game, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. and his staff at UConn have added two impact players who should put the Huskies right back in contention for a third straight NCAA championship in 2025.
He averaged 16.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 17 games on the EYBL circuit and was also named a McDonald’s All-American and won Chipotle Nationals with Montverde. “They have enough returning pieces to be comparable to their past two national championship teams,” he said. “Plus they have perhaps the only coaching staff in the country willing to actually set the goal and declare, ‘We’re going for the National championship.’
Without Spencer, Steph Castle, Tristen Newton, Donovan Clingan and maybe Karaban, they may not be the heavy favorites to win it all in 2025.“I think for us, we want to keep intact obviously as much as the roster as we can to obviously hold on to a championship culture with people that know what it’s all about,” Hurley said during a one-on-one Zoom to promote his partnership with Bai WonderWater.