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Hurley, 51, spurned a reported six-year, $70
million offer from the Lakers that would have made him one of
the six highest-paid coaches in the league. Hurley met with the
Lakers late last week and told ESPN that general manager Rob
Pelinka and owner Jeanie Buss had made a "compelling case."
Hurley, instead, will pursue a third straight national
championship as coach of the Huskies.
The Lakers fired Darvin Ham on May 3 after just two seasons.
Hurley, who guided the Huskies to back-to-back NCAA
championships the past two seasons, traveled to Los Angeles on
Thursday, met with the Lakers on Friday and went back to
Connecticut on Saturday.
Hurley has posted a 141-58 record while leading UConn to four
NCAA Tournament appearances during his six seasons at the helm.
He had a 38-23 record during two seasons as the head coach at
Wagner (2010-12) and a 113-82 mark in six campaigns with Rhode
Island (2012-18).
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