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INDIANAPOLIS – Shove over, Duke. There’s a new team in men’s college basketball that everyone loves to hate.
If there was any debate UConn is the game’s new villain, that chorus of boos raining down on Dan Hurley after his team reached its third NCAA title game in four years erased all doubt. UConn has become a team only UConn fans can love.
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And, depending on the outcome of the game, maybe not even them!
“When we lose a game, our fans are so brutal on social that — and obviously I’m disliked by a number of different programs. When we lose, the celebration that goes on and the mocking, that’s kind of like a loud external,” Hurley said Sunday, April 5.
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Don’t sell Hurley and the Huskies short. They’ve earned their position atop the hate-meter.
Hurley off the court is nothing like the maniac he is on the court. He’s not condescending like Jim Boeheim was and he doesn’t have the arrogance of Mike Krzyzewski.
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Illinois vs UConn, title‑game pressure. See photos
Andrej Stojakovic #2 of the Illinois Fighting Illini drives to the basket against Solo Ball #1 of the UConn Huskies in the first half of the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Illinois vs UConn, title‑game pressure. See photos
Andrej Stojakovic #2 of the Illinois Fighting Illini drives to the basket against Solo Ball #1 of the UConn Huskies in the first half of the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Illinois vs UConn, title‑game pressure. See photos
Head coach Dan Hurley of the UConn Huskies reacts against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the first half in the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Illinois vs UConn, title‑game pressure. See photos
Tarris Reed Jr. #5 of the UConn Huskies shoots a layup against…
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