Former UConn guard turns heads with big comments about Dan Hurley

To say that Dan Hurley is a controversial figure would be a huge understatement. While he has the accolades and stripes to have plenty of fans in college basketball, he also has his fair share of detractors.

Hurley’s volatile temper, controversial statements, and overall demeanor have rubbed plenty of people the wrong way, especially after such a complicated season.

Nevertheless, as much as the analysts and the media don’t seem to love him, former UConn guard Cam Spencer had nothing but praise for his former head coach.

Cam Spencer raves about Dan Hurley

“There’s not a college coach that puts more into his team and helping his players, you know, both on and off the court,” Spencer said on the Young Man and the Three. “I mean, the intensity level that he brought every day in practice, you know, was even worse than what you see on the sidelines and in the game. So I think you see that in how his players play for him, how his coaches coach for him. Like he truly does, give everything he has to that program.”

The young Detroit Pistons guard didn’t spend much time at UConn, but he thrived and averaged 14.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists while shooting 44 percent from behind the arc and 48 percent from the floor in his season there.

He even won a national championship there, so it’s easy to understand why he thinks so highly of his coach. Also, whether you like him or not, no one can take anything away from him.