Seth Greenberg questions Dan Hurley's perceived dismissal of Kentucky post-John Calipari

Dan Hurley won his second straight national championship on Monday night. Naturally, this has made him a big name to watch during the Kentucky coaching search in the post-John Calipari era. Still, when asked, Hurley seemingly dismissed the job.

While making an appearance on Get Up, Seth Greenberg questioned that perceived dismissal of the Kentucky job by Dan Hurley.

“Look, Kentucky will back up a brink truck and I think it’s a decision he has to make,” Seth Greenberg said. “It has nothing to do with Connecticut. It has to do with the culture of college athletics today. In the near future, we might only have two major conferences or four major conferences. Where will the Big East fit in that model? Will UConn end up in the Big East or will they end up in the ACC or the Big 12?”

Dan Hurley is a New Jersey native who has spent his coaching career in the Northeast, with stops at Wagner and Rhode Island before taking the UConn job in 2018. Since then, he’s taken the Huskies to four NCAA Tournaments, winning the national championship in two straight seasons.

“I think that’s kind of the bigger question because Danny Hurley is the best coach in college basketball, but he’s a Jersey guy and he’s a fit right there and that fits his geographic footprint. What I mean by that is that Northeastern corridor, he is all Jersey City. Could his act work somewhere else? No doubt about it, but he’s comfortable in that environment.”

While Dan Hurley is a cultural fit at UConn and in the Northeast, college sports are changing. That’s something that Seth Greenberg doesn’t believe Hurley is going to dismiss and could make the Kentucky job that much more appealing.

“So, to me, the big question for Dan Hurley is he’s got to look at UConn and say, ‘Where’s the future of UConn athletics? What conference will we play in?’ Because when the model of college athletics changes, UConn could be on the outside looking in because potentially they’re not gonna be part of that party. If he goes to Kentucky, let’s just use Kentucky as an example. He’s in the SEC. The SEC is the focal point of college athletics because of the football model. That’s just the way it is. That’s where the revenue is gonna be generated,” Greenberg said.

“Kentucky will have those resources. Connecticut, they’ll have the resources, but will they be in the same league as those four or three conferences that will exist? I think that’s the question he has to answer. I don’t want to answer for him.”

Despite all of that, Greenberg still thinks that UConn will have the money to keep Hurley. He also emphasized that UConn is the biggest blue blood right now and the program has similar resources to Kentucky.

“I just know one thing, he’s a Jersey guy. UConn’s gonna come up with the money, and right now in this moment in time, the bluest of bloods is Connecticut and Connecticut’s facilities, their practice facility and the resources around that program are at the same level as Kentucky.”

Dan Hurley on potentially leaving UConn amid Kentucky rumors

Following the National Championship Game, Dan Hurley was asked about the Kentucky job, but he explained he wasn’t concerned about that at the time.

“I don’t think that’s a concern,” Hurley laughed. “My wife, you should have her answer that. … She’ll answer that question better than I can. Shit.”