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Where does UConn turn if Dan Hurley takes Lakers head coaching job?

As Dan Hurley is in deep discussions with the Los Angeles Lakers to potentially be the organization's next head coach, it brings up the other side of this question: 

If this move happens, where on Earth does UConn go from here? 

The Connecticut job has proven to be one of the most highly sought positions in college basketball, with the Huskies claiming six national championships since 1999, the most in the past 25 years of any program. As sources told FOX Sports, Hurley making the move to Los Angeles would send off a ripple effect that is unprecedented for this time of year. If Hurley leaves, it would open a 30-day window for UConn players to enter the transfer portal if they'd like to, something that seems unfathomable for a national championship-contending program.

That could also be the reason that UConn athletic director David Benedict, if tasked with this challenge, keeps it in the family. In fact, that seems like the most logical avenue to go if the situation occurs, for a couple of reasons: 

1. If you go outside the family, you could see several players leave the program, thus causing some major roster building concerns in June.

2. The coach you would love to hire is unlikely to leave for your school because they've built out their roster, made a commitment to their new players and have already begun summer practices.

The key debate, sources tell FOX Sports, would be whether associate head coach Kimani Young or assistant coach Luke Murray, the son of Hollywood legend Bill Murray, is given the job. Based on what I have heard, it looks like whoever wouldn't get elevated would join Hurley in the NBA — especially if Murray is not named head coach, he would follow Hurley to L.A. — thus giving that person a nice

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