The University of Connecticut has hired Dan Hurley as its next men’s basketball coach, hoping to turn the page on the coaching tenure of Kevin Ollie, which began with a national championship but ended with an N.C.A.A. investigation, the team’s first losing seasons in 30 years and potential litigation.
Hurley spent the previous six seasons as Rhode Island’s head coach, and the two before that as the head coach at Wagner, on Staten Island. He took Rhode Island to the last two N.C.A.A. tournaments. Last week, the seventh-seeded Rams beat Oklahoma before falling to second-seeded Duke.
Hurley is the son of Bob Hurley, formerly the longtime coach at St.