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If Kentucky nonetheless needs a UConn coach to steer its program subsequent 12 months, it’d wish to overlook about Dan Hurley — and goal certainly one of his assistants as an alternative … Bill Murray‘s son, Luke Murray!!
That is as a result of Huskies famous person Donovan Clingan tells TMZ Sports activities the youthful Murray has been simply that good on the sidelines throughout his profession in Storrs!!
Clingan — who simply gained his second straight nationwide championship underneath the tutelage of Hurley and Luke — spelled all of it out for us whereas he was working a promotional shift at Elevating Cane’s this week … saying straight up Luke “is a head coach.”
“His offense is something else,” Clingan mentioned. “He’s a real special, special coach.”
Luke started his teaching profession in 2008 working as an assistant at Put up College — and he is slowly climbed the ranks within the years since. He is had stops at, amongst others, Xavier and Louisville — earlier than he in the end joined Hurley’s Huskies in 2021.
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Clingan arrived at UConn in 2022 — and since then, it is protected to say he is been amazed by what Luke’s been in a position to do from the sidelines.
“He understands the basketball game at a high level,” the 7-foot-2 heart mentioned, “and he’s very good at putting all of us in the best positions possible to succeed at a high level.”
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To this point, Luke hasn’t appeared to have garnered a lot curiosity in colleges in search of a head coach — however Clingan made it clear he expects that to alter quickly.
As for Hurley’s future … Clingan says he absolutely anticipates the top Husky to not go wherever after seemingly turning down the Kentucky job — telling us, “He’s never leaving.”
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“Coach is a Husky for life,” he added. “He loves it.”
