Dan Hurley joined Michigan State coach Tom Izzo in calling out the state of modern-day college hoops. Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images Baylor’s addition of 2023 NBA draft pick James Nnaji has stirred a storm in college basketball, and unsurprisingly, UConn coach Dan Hurley has thoughts. “I just had no idea that that was even an option,” Hurley told CBS Sports on Monday. “I thought it was actually a joke when I saw it. I just assumed that when you stay in the draft or you get drafted that you would forgo your college eligibility. I was not aware of the loopholes in it.” Hurley, who has coached Connecticut to two national titles and has the Huskies ranked No. 4 this season, said the time has come for further institutional leadership atop the sport. “We need a commissioner. We need rules, we need guidelines,” he said. “It’s a frustrating game to play when you don’t know the rules and rules are being made up as you go and there’s no communication and there’s no leadership. So I think college basketball needs a commissioner. A Roger Goodell. A David Stern. Somebody that’s gonna make decisions and start making moves that are in the best interest of college basketball, not just having coaches and players do what’s in the best interest…
Published: December 30, 2025 4:00 pm
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