UConn’s Dan Hurley doubles down after latest sideline eruption at an official, blames cameras for only showing him

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Dan Hurley went off again on Tuesday night, and then his team nearly blew what should’ve been a very winnable game in overtime at home to Butler.

The UConn head coach then, after absolutely berating an official in the first half of their SCORE overtime win against the Bulldogs, found a way to blame the cameras for his outburst. Though, just before doing so, he admitted that he was going to “sound like an a*****e here.”

This was UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley’s response when asked about saying “Don’t turn your back on me. I’m the best coach in the ***ing sport” to a referee. pic.twitter.com/Gm7u3DwEpY

— The Next Round (@NextRoundLive) January 22, 2025

“I just wish they would show these other coaches losing their minds at the officials in other Big East games that I’m coaching where I look, going into a timeout when I’m not talking to officials, I see the other coaches as demonstrative as I am,” Hurley said at the XL Center on Tuesday night. “The camera obviously, I’ve created this for myself. I’m not no victim. I just wish that they would not have the camera on me 90% of the time, unless they feel like it’s driving ratings and more a*****es on Twitter that can put clips of me from a game and they go, ‘Look how big of a monster he is, he’s yelling at a ref again. What a monster.’”

Late in the first half, Hurley was spotted screaming at an official as teams began walking to their respective benches for a timeout. Hurley, upset that a foul was called on the other end, then lost it when the official turned his back to him and started ignoring him.

“Don’t turn your back on me,” Hurley can be seen screaming at the official. “I’m the best coach in the f***ing sport.”

He did not receive a technical foul for the outburst, and then the Huskies held on to beat Butler by two points in overtime. Solo Ball led the way with 23 points and six rebounds, and Alex Karaban finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists. The win pushed UConn…

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Publish date : 2025-01-22 23:27:00

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