Overview
- Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini announced Hurley’s contract will not be renewed and that he is on paid administrative leave through its June expiration.
- The decision came hours after a 91-42 loss to Iowa State in the Big 12 tournament, reported as the most lopsided game in the league’s history.
- Hurley finished 185-167 with three NCAA Tournament appearances and leaves as the program’s second-winningest coach.
- He was in the final season of a two-year extension worth $2.705 million annually with retention bonuses, and he reportedly sought another extension that the school declined.
- Allowing the deal to expire avoids a buyout, an uncommon outcome that aligns with ASU’s financial constraints, including the university’s previously announced absorption of $300 million in athletics debt.