Indeed, there was Hurley seated at the dais, with Seth Greenberg, Bill Raftery (who received the Winged Foot Legend award), Big East commissioner Val Ackerman and new Quinnipiac head coach Tom Pecora (who presented Raftery) to his right, and Mulkey's party to his left. and big bro, I've got my seat at the table now." "I just won the 2023 national championship," Hurley concluded. It was the fourth time being so honored for Mulkey, who won three prior titles at Baylor, and the first for Hurley.Īs he's been for the past month, Hurley was visibly proud and (a bit) humbled by it all, noting how tough it's been growing up in the shadow of his father Bob, a Naismith Hall of Fame coach, and older brother Bobby, a two-time national champion as a player at Duke. Since 1996 (and 1999 for the women), the NYAC has honored the national champion coaches with a dinner and program that is part-inspirational, part-emotional, part-roast.
That was reserved for the two current national championship coaches: LSU women's coach Kim Mulkey and, of course, UConn men's basketball head man Dan Hurley.
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"Pardon me?," asked Calipari, who later explained that he was in town to see some of his former Kentucky players in the Knicks-Heat playoff series about 20 blocks away at Madison Square Garden.Ĭalipari wasn't there for the NYAC's 27th annual Winged Foot Award ceremonies. "What brings you here?," longtime UConn fan Greg Stamos asked Calipari as he entered one of those elevators on Tuesday night. David Borges/Hearst CT Media Show More Show Less The New York Athletic Club hosted its 27th annual Winged Foot Award ceremony on Tuesday night, where national champion college basketball coaches Dan Hurley and Kim Mulkey were honored. David Borges/Hearst CT Media Show More Show Less 4 of7 UConn men's basketball coach Dan Hurley talks to attendees at the Winged Foot Award ceremony at New York Athletic Club on Tuesday night. David Borges/Hearst CT Media Show More Show Less 3 of7 Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Show More Show Less 2 of7 Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) C. HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 03: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies talks during the press conference after his team defeated the San Diego State Aztecs to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament National Championship at NRG Stadium on Apin Houston, Texas.
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