Last season demonstrated somewhat of a proof of concept for Dan Hurley’s leadership of UConn back into the Big East. I his third year at the helm and the program’s first back in the Big East after a 7 year sojourn in the AAC wilderness, the Huskies went 15-8, only lost once by double digits, and found their way back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.
Hurley’s men employed one of the slowest tempos in the country combined with a relentless attack on the offensive glass to grind out points while daring opponents to challenge their smothering defense in attempts to keep up.