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Dan Hurley was far from thrilled with the officiating in the 77-75 UConn loss to Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, to the point where he warned Baylor, a team in a similar situation facing a No. 1 seed.
Hurley’s Huskies had their three-peat chances ended on Sunday afternoon after falling just short to the Gators, the No. 1 seed in the West Region of the March Madness bracket.
Instead, they walked off the court disappointed, and Hurley didn’t mince his words for the Baylor Bears waiting to take on the Duke Blue Devils, another No. 1 seed.
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Connecticut Huskies head coach Dan Hurley reacts during the second half against the Connecticut Huskies in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Lenovo Center. (Zachary Taft-Imagn Images)
"Hope they don’t f--- you like they f---ed us. I hope they don’t do that to you, Baylor," Hurley was heard yelling in the tunnel.
Hurley’s intensity and blunt nature is one of his calling cards, and he never comes without an explanation.
He spoke with reporters after the tough loss about the officiating, specifically a no-call against one of his players, Alex Karaban, after a Gators player made clear contact with him on shot attempt late in the game.
At the time, UConn was up, 61-59, with just over three minutes to play.
"Part of (the emotion) is probably just the season, how tumultuous the season has been," Hurley began, via USA Today. "The team battled and fought just to qualify for the tournament, and then how the game played out, up three at the last media (timeout) we have two free throw rebound mistakes.
"With past
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