Dan Hurley's Outlook On Recruiting: Avoid Players With Garbage Parents

Dan Hurley doesn't want anything to do with players who have bad parents.

Hurley won his second straight national title Monday when his UConn Huskies rolled Purdue to cut down the nets. UConn has been on an absolutely unreal run the past two seasons, and there doesn't appear to be an end in sight with Hurley leading the way.

What's his secret to building a roster? He obviously looks for guys who are incredibly talented, but there's also one thing he doesn't want:

Bad parents.

Dan Hurley won his second straight national title after beating Purdue in the national title game. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

UConn coach Dan Hurley avoids recruits with bad parents.

While some coaches will deal with just about anything to land an elite player, Hurley isn't among them. In fact, he's making it crystal clear he has no tolerance for parents who are selfish and don't demand accountability.

"There's measurable talents you have to have -- the height, the speed, the skill set. But we spend a lot of time really focusing on the parents. Are they going to be fans of their son or are they going to be parents? Are they going to hold them accountable, have an expectation that when something goes wrong that it's not the coach's fault? That their son's got to work harder, he's got to do more, he's got to earn his role," Hurley said when breaking down how he evaluates parents during the recruiting process in an interview on CBS, according to FootballScoop.

He further added, "Have they played on seven different travel teams? Have they transferred to four or five different high schools? When you talk to the parents in the recruiting process, are they constantly complaining about the coaches after a bad game or are you having a conversation where their son has got to do more, got to play harder, he's got to work on his skills. They tell on themselves. They drop hints. You've got the wrong type of people around the inner circle of your players, they'll sink your program."

Dan Hurley shares simple outlook on parents of potential recruits. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Good for Dan Hurley for having a great outlook when it comes to dealing with parents of recruits. As I've said before, I used to work for a D1 basketball team. For the most part, we had some really good parents who held their sons accountable.

However, I could also share some horror stories about parents who think their child is God's gift to the world and is incapable of doing any wrong. This was well over a decade ago. I can only imagine how bad it is now with some parents in the NIL era.

Again, a lot of coaches would just tolerate it in order to land a great prospect. However, as Hurley noted, having people like that surrounding your program can sink it.

You want players raised by great parents who demand responsibility, accountability and respect. You know what coddled children grow up to be? Adults who need to be coddled and those people always end up getting crushed. Parents with standards tend to raise children who can flourish in society. That's just a fact.

Dan Hurley doesn't want bad parents around his program. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Hopefully, more coaches follow Hurley's lead and also vocally speak out in support of parents demanding more from their children. Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com if you agree with his outlook.