March Insanity: How teaching sex ed helped Dan Hurley in future coaching career

GLENDALE, Ariz. Dan Hurley spent nine years coaching high college basketball at St. Benedicts Prep in Newark, nonetheless thats handiest one part of his trudge outdated to landing his first head-coaching dwelling at Wagner encourage in 2012.

Hurley spent time as a teacher. That included teaching sex education rapidly after his playing days were over at Seton Hall.

Being ready to at 22 years of age, 22 years frail, be ready to educate sex ed at St. Anthony, coed classes, you learn to manipulate a college room and sustain an audience captivated, the Connecticut coach acknowledged on Friday, as the cease-seeded Huskies prepared to face No. 4 Alabama in the Final Four at Whisper Farm Stadium.

I think its definitely helped me as a coach in the huddle. I think it moreover helps, too, in the occasion that you simply need to moreover gain assorted jobs besides appropriate being a coach, I think it appropriate helps you with point of view a tiny bit bit, too.

At St. Benedicts, Hurley moreover taught historical past. UConn gamers gain joked that in most cases the frail historical past teacher comes out.

I savor that, he acknowledged with a smile. Ive been a high college teacher, Ive taught world historical past starting with the cave in of the Roman Empire, principally focused on European historical past. From the Darkish Ages the total manner by means of to the Reformation.

There is multitasking and there is Kevin Keatts week.

The N.C. Whisper coach became once no longer handiest preparing the 11th-seeded Wolfpack to face No. 1 Purdue on Saturday, nonetheless he landed a serious commitment, picking up Louisville switch ahead Brandon Huntley-Hatfield on Thursday.

I return and forth with it. I savor the portal plenty. I wish we didnt gain to address it as we allege, Keatts acknowledged. Weve completed pretty appropriate in the portal, so Im excited about it. I received this young man [DJ Burns Jr.] out of the portal. All five of our starters are from the portal. I received to be a mighty fan of it.

Connecticut freshman Stephon Citadel acknowledged Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker met with the team in come of the Final Four on Thursday.

That became once pretty cool to evaluate him, Citadel acknowledged. Hes a immense participant in the league appropriate now.