After failing to three-peat, Dan Hurley's aggressive approach with UConn's non-conference schedule has received serious praise.

Dan Hurley's future served as the talk of the college basketball world spanning the nearly 3,000 miles from Los Angeles to Storrs, Conn. around this time last year when the Lakers had an opening.

When footage of UConn coach Dan Hurley attending a Billy Joel concert inside Madison Square Garden surfaced last June amid his flirtation with the Los Angeles Lakers, it brought widespread reassurance to UConn fans.