Hurley, provoked by fan, struck with T in UConn win

Mar 15, 2024, 11:34 PM ET NEW YORK CITY– UConn coach Dan Hurley got heated up about a fan again Friday night.Moments after St. John’s counterpart Rick Pitino got a technical foul for yelling at authorities in the Big East semifinals, Hurley was whistled for one during the exact same interruption in play.With his dad, Hall of Fame high school coach Bob Hurley Sr., being in the front row right behind him, Dan Hurley called for security to eject a fan from a choice seat close by at sold-out Madison Square Garden.Editor’s Picks “Obviously, the location was in a frenzy when Coach got his,” Hurley stated.”And after that there was

a guy– there was a short guy in a red blazer that was on the court chewing out the refs, and after that he began yelling at me and relocating my direction. So I was simply sort of explaining to [referee James Breeding] that he was behaving even worse than Coach Pitino. “I was truly simply attempting to help the authorities. They might not have seen it.

And after that I got a technical for explaining more significantly aggressive fans. At courtside, you shouldn’t end up on the court.”Hurley stated the fan was cursing a lot, however the UConn coach stated he later on told ushers he didn’t desire the male thrown out.”I kept him in. They were going to eject him from the game.

I reviewed there to tell the ushers I desired him to stay– not because I believed he was a good guy. I thought it may be bad luck, “Hurley stated, drawing laughs.” Karma. “The St. John’s fan, Tom O’Grady,

said he didn’t state anything to Hurley which all he did was inform the official Hurley ran out the training box, the New york city Post reported.When Hurley was told after his postgame press conference by a reporter that the fan stated he didn’t say anything to Hurley, the coach let out a big laugh.”Yeah, all right. That guy. He appears like a straight shooter,” Hurley said, dripping with sarcasm. UConn coach Dan Hurley stated he got a technical nasty after pointing out an unruly fan to authorities during the Huskies’95-90 win over St. John’s in Friday’s Big East Competition semifinals. Brad Penner/USA Today Sports The exchange came 6 days after Hurley invested much of the last minute of his team’s 74-60 success at Providence jawing with a Friars

fan in the 2nd row. The coach of the protecting NCAA champs likewise waved his arms to encourage the substantial contingent of fans rooting for the roadway team then left the court with both index fingers raised in the air. “I simply informed him,’ I have actually got a national championship ring, and we won the regular season in the Big East, and we’re champions,'”Hurley said after that

game.”‘ And you need to shut up, and you shouldn’t be running your mouth at that point in the game. You know, simply leave here. You understand? Just go.'”Constantly a demonstrative shouter, not unlike many college basketball coaches, Hurley was fired up on the sideline throughout second-ranked UConn’s 95-90 success over St. John’s. However star guards Tristen Newton and Camera Spencer believed it was nothing uncommon.” Honestly, today, I believed he was a little bit more calm,”Newton said.Hurley said he reset himself at halftime by doing a 3-minute meditation on his Calm app.”I’m most likely now the young boy who wept wolf because of last game. However I assure you if we play Marquette tomorrow night, there will be no event because those individuals are exceptionally classy fans and we have amazing regard for them,”Hurley said.Marquette beat Providence 79-68 in the second Big East semifinal to make an area in the title game against UConn.As for the 71-year-old Pitino, he downplayed the technical he received at the 8:16 mark of the first half for arguing a foul contact St. John’s center Joel Soriano.

“I haven’t had a technical in a long, long time. I was really anticipating that moment,”Pitino deadpanned, adding that his display was contrived due to the fact that he thought things weren’t going the Red Storm’s way.