UConn's Dan Hurley says wife got ‘violently angry’ in the early days of Lakers' interest: 'She got emotional'

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UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley said his wife Andrea got "violently angry" when he was approached about possibly becoming the new Los Angeles Lakers head coach, a reaction the coach somewhat predicted after the Huskies won back-to-back national championships.

After defeating Purdue in the title game in April, Hurley was immediately met with questions about his future at UConn and if there was any interest in his taking over the coaching position at Kentucky after John Calipari’s exit. 

Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies addresses the media after the National College Basketball Championship game against the Purdue Boilermakers at State Farm Stadium on April 8, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Hurley deferred to his wife on those questions, joking that he could not "afford a divorce right now." 

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"Oh my God, Kentucky or anywhere that's going to take her further from New Jersey," he said of her reaction to the rumors at the time. "I mean, we just went to Rhode Island, which I had to drag her to, and then to Connecticut. I got her closer. And now further? I can't afford a divorce right now, too. I just started making money."

However, the Hurleys had not anticipated that an NBA job would be in the cards just months later, when the Lakers moved on from Darvin Ham, who was fired after his second season with the team, which resulted in Los Angeles’ first round playoff loss this year.

During an appearance on "The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz," Hurley said his wife did not take the news well – at least initially. 

Andrea Hurley listens during a news