Dan Hurley taunts Creighton fans after leading UConn to rare win in Omaha: ‘Two rings, baldy!’

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UConn picked up its first win over Creighton in Omaha since the Bluejays joined the Big East on Tuesday night. (Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images)

Dan Hurley is at it again.

The UConn head coach, shortly after grabbing a rare 70-66 win over No. 24 Creighton in Omaha on Tuesday night, made sure to taunt the Bluejays fans on his way off the court at the CHI Health Center in a way that only he could.

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“TWO RINGS BALDY!”

Dan Hurley is an absolute menace hahaha

And not for nothing, I get why people say clapping back at fans isn’t the best look, but when 18,000 drunk fans are chanting “F— Dan Hurley” for hours, I think a PG clap back is justified. pic.twitter.com/8E9ywSsmK6

— Rob Dauster (@RobDauster) February 12, 2025

“I’m not going to lie to you, that was very gratifying,” Hurley said, via WOWT6’s Clayton Collier. “I waved at some people. I just wished that there was more of them still left. There’s been a lot more left when I’ve lost.”

While it’s a rare sight to see a coach taunting opposing fans like that — Hurley may be the only major college basketball in the country actually willing to do it — it’s easy to understand why he feels like that.

Creighton has dominated the Huskies since they joined the Big East in 2020. UConn’s win on Tuesday night was Hurley’s first in Omaha, and it came after a 14-point rally. That snapped Creighton’s nine-game win streak, and gave the Huskies a solid bounce-back win after their home loss to Rick Pitino and St. John’s on Saturday.

And, of course, Hurley has led UConn to back-to-back national championships. He has the rings to back it up, and he’s not going to let the moment go to waste.

“I’ve obviously had to walk off…

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Publish date : 2025-02-12 18:45:00

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