Dan Hurley addresses potential UConn game at White House after UFC event

UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley recently made headlines when he teased the possibility of his college basketball team playing a game at the White House.

His comments came as Hurley attended the massive spectacle that was Dana White’s UFC Freedom 250 which was held outdoors on the White House South Lawn. The event featured a custom-built set, fighter entrances from inside the White House, fancy graphics displays and pyrotechnics.

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The United States Marine Band also played live entrance music rather than having fighters’ walk out songs blaring over speakers like they do at indoor UFC events.

Regardless of one’s view of the sport, the one-of-a-kind show drew a lot of attention to the UFC, and it’s possible Hurley has a vision for something similar with UConn. He explained his comments further in a recent interview.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – APRIL 04: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies looks on during the National Semifinal game of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

“That was a walk-by with a phone, and somebody asked me, ‘Hey, would you like to play here?’” he explained of the TMZ comments. “I mean, I would love to play there.”

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“As a basketball fan, watching some of those college games get played on aircraft carriers … military bases. Those things were cool as hell,” he said. “If there’s a way to get a court there to create that atmosphere that I saw at the fights. That atmosphere, I mean, it was amazing.”

“It was amazing to be in a sporting event surrounded by service men and women, first responders, people in sports, people in business, people in politics. I mean, it was an incredible setting,” Hurley said. “If we can ever play a game in that type of setting, sign me up.”

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