Dan Hurley Makes Bold Statement After UConn Wins Second Straight Championship

Karl Rasmussen | Apr 9, 2024

Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley hoists the championship trophy after winning the program's second straight national title. / Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

The UConn Huskies cruised to their second consecutive national title on Monday night, taking down Purdue by 15 in order to cement their place in college basketball history.

While soaking in the win with his team, coach Dan Hurley offered a bold statement about UConn's status in the upper echelon of the sport, declaring that the Huskies have been the nation's top program for the last three decades.

"UConn's been running—for the last 25-30 years, UConn's been running college basketball," declared Hurley postgame. "And I see all the former champs over there, and we've been running college basketball the last 30 years. Let's go!"

"We've been running college basketball for the past 30 years" 👀

Dan Hurley is HYPED 🔥 pic.twitter.com/2hm6YAH82I

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Over the last 25 years, no team has more national championships than UConn. Back in 1999, the program had never even reached a Final Four before going onto win its first ever NCAA tournament final. Since then, they've won six championships, three more than any other program (Duke, UNC each have three) during that same span.

In case there was still any doubt, Hurley made clear that college basketball runs through Storrs, Connecticut, where the Huskies will hang another banner in celebration of a legendary 2023–24 season.