Dan Hurley turns down reported $70m offer to coach Los Angeles Lakers

• Two-time national champion turns down NBA role
• ESPN analyst JJ Reddick contender for job

UConn coach Dan Hurley has turned down the opportunity to become the Los Angeles Lakers head coach.

After weighing his decision over the weekend, the Huskies head coach has decided pursue a third consecutive national championship with UConn. ESPN reported that Hurley had informed UConn of his interest in talking to the Lakers on 5 June and spoke to his players the next day. Hurley, who has never coached in the NBA, told ESPN that the Lakers offered a compelling vision".