UConn's Dan Hurley addresses Knicks coaching rumors: 'Not another summer of that'

Dan Hurley joins Colin Cowherd to discuss his decision to return to UConn, saying, 'I already had the leverage. Back-to-back national championships.'

The New York Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in a quarter-century last month, and head coach Tom Thibodeau was credited with helping the Knicks end the franchise's playoff drought. 

The Indiana Pacers won the series in six games and have moved on to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. 

While it was widely believed the Knicks' deep playoff run meant Thibodeau would return for a sixth season, the organization fired him Tuesday. 

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UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley watches from the sideline in a game against the Butler Bulldogs at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Jan. 21, 2025, in Storrs, Conn. (David Butler II/Imagn Images)

The Knicks have kicked off a search for their next head coach. While Dan Hurley's name has been linked to the job opening, the UConn head coach appears to have little interest in making the leap to the NBA.

"Not another summer of that," Hurley told the Hartford Courant.

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This isn't the first time the two-time NCAA champion coach's name has been linked to NBA rumors. Last summer, Hurley flew to Los Angeles to speak with the Lakers about their coaching vacancy. 

The New York Knicks logo before a game against the Los Angeles Lakers Feb. 6, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Hurley declined a six-year contract offer from the Lakers in favor of returning to Storrs, Connecticut, to pursue a third consecutive title. Hurley