Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies finished last season with a 24-11 record and a 14-6 conference record in the Big East. Throughout the past several seasons, during the Huskies' national title runs, they have courted some of the best players in the country, but they have continued to lose top talent like Donovan Clingan and Stephon Castle.

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.