UConn Coach Dan Hurley Brings His Wannabe Bob Knight Imitation To Indiana
Dan Hurley is explosive as a college basketball coach. He also is successful. Not that folks have to like either one, and they don't.
Not unless they cheer for UConn.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - APRIL 04: Head Coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies reacts to a referee in the first half against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Final Four of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 04, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) NCAA Photos via Getty Images This time, Dan Hurley only messed with the ears instead of the forehead of a referee. So that’s progress, I guess, for the most explosive and successful coach in college basketball.
Oh, Hurley is successful. After one of the worst Final Four games ever played – with both teams looking clueless Saturday night shooting from anywhere inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis – Hurley’s Huskies were the least brutal offensively. They shot 35% from the floor to 34% for Illinois along the way to a 71-62 snoozer of a victory.
Whatever. It gave UConn under Hurley a chance Monday night at Lucas Oil Stadium against Michigan to win a third national championship in four years. To hear him tell it afterward to me and other reporters, he couldn’t care less he is the most unpopular coach beyond his hometown fans in the sport these days.
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