Dan Hurley downplays headbutting ref after UConn's win vs. Duke: 'Thought he was coming over to chest-bump me'
Dan Hurley said his exchange with an official during the Elite Eight was harmless.
On the court, UConn coach Dan Hurley is an emotional and animated guy. But some fans thought Hurley took things too far following UConn’s last-second win over Duke in the Elite Eight. Following Braylon Mullins’ buzzer-beat to put UConn up 73-72 with just 0.
3 seconds left, cameras captured a weird exchange between Hurley and official Roger Ayers. In the clip, Hurley appeared to get in Ayers’ face, with both men butting heads on the sideline. this angle is crazy.
Hurley is a physcopath lmaooo pic. twitter. com/6MOrv4Akp1 — E.
A. 🤴🏾 (@crashoutking1) March 30, 2026 After seeing the exchange, some wondered why Hurley was not charged with a technical foul, as making contact with an official can lead to both a penalty and ejection for coaches. Hurley, who was ejected from a loss vs.