UConn’s Hurley reportedly to decide Monday on Lakers’ offer

UConn’s Hurley reportedly to decide Monday on Lakers’ offer
UConn Coach Dan Hurley and the Huskies leave the state capitol to start their NCAA championship parade in Hartford, Conn., on April 13, 2024. David Butler II/USA TODAY via Field Level Media
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University of Connecticut men’s basketball Coach Dan Hurley plans to decide Monday whether he will become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN reported on Sunday.

Per the report, Mr. Hurley was impressed with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka, the team’s vice president of basketball operations, during a meeting and spent Sunday mulling a long-term offer to leave UConn for his first NBA coaching job.