Stan Van Gundy Doesn't Want His Daughters Dating Basketball Coaches: 'That Is A Hard Life'

For Stan Van Gundy, coaching basketball is the family business. His father Bill coached collegiate basketball, while Stan and his brother Jeff both coached in the NBA. But Stan is hoping his daughters don't carry on that tradition. Well, at least that they don't marry into it.

During Thursday night's TBS broadcast of the Sweet 16 match-up between the UConn Huskies and San Diego State Aztecs, Van Gundy said he wants his daughters to steer clear of coaches.

"I would just tell you, having coached for a long time and seeing what my wife had to go through, I have three daughters, and I would absolutely panic if they were involved with a coach," he said. "That is a hard life."

Van Gundy’s comments came as the camera panned to UConn head coach Dan Hurley’s wife, Andrea. Apparently, Hurley is so superstitious about wearing his lucky dragon underwear that Andrea travels with a portable washing machine to help clean the undergarments between games.

Unclear if keeping the lucky underpants fresh is exactly what Stan was referring to when he said being involved with a coach is a "hard life," but it's certainly part of it.

Of course, coaching basketball at a high level is financially lucrative. But it's also a stressful job that requires a lot of traveling and a lot of time away from home. It sounds like Stan wants more for his three daughters, Shannon, Kelly and Alison.

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And he would know. Now a broadcaster, SVG spent nearly 40 years coaching at the collegiate and NBA levels, reaching multiple Conference and NBA Finals with the Orlando Magic and Miami Heat.

Stan was married to his wife Kim for 25 years. She died unexpectedly in August at the age of 61.