Once news broke of the New York Knicks’ decision to fire Tom Thibodeau , the rumor mill got going. One name immediately came up: UConn coach Dan Hurley .

Hurley, of course, flirted with the Los Angeles Lakers job last year before ultimately choosing to stay in Storrs and the franchise hired J.J. Redick . But with an opening in New York – meaning he could stay on the East Coast – speculation started to swirl about whether Hurley could be an option for the Knicks.

Speaking with reporters Tuesday night, Hurley addressed the rumors head-on. He dismissed the speculation ahead of a banquet where his wife received an award.

“Not another summer of that,” Hurley said, via the Hartford Courant’s Dom Amore .

Last offseason, Hurley and UConn were coming off a second consecutive nat

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