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    Friday, April 19, 2024

    UConn coach Hurley issued subpoena in Ollie case

    UConn coach Dan Hurley received a subpoena at his home on Saturday to testify in the arbitration dispute between the Huskies and former coach Kevin Ollie over the amount of money he is owed by the school.

    Ollie's lawyer says he wants to find out if school officials talked to Hurley before they fired Ollie in 2018.

    UConn said it was disappointed by the move.

    "Coach Hurley was hired after Ollie was terminated and had nothing to do with Ollie's separation from the program or the numerous NCAA violations that led to it, nor does he have any role at all in the ongoing legal dispute that followed," the school said in a statement. "The university is dismayed by this attempt on the part of Ollie's legal team to involve coach Hurley in this matter.

    "Coach Hurley, his staff and their players are working incredibly hard and they should not have to contend with this kind of needless distraction. In the weeks ahead, UConn looks forward to the opportunity to bring the Ollie matter to an end after months and months of delay."

    Hurley appeared upset when declining to comment after Sunday's win over South Florida at Gampel Pavilion.

    — Staff and wire reports

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