UConn's Dan Hurley hears boos after Final Four win over Illinois

UConn Huskies men’s hoops manager Dan Hurley celebrated with his squad aft advancing to the nationalist title with a triumph implicit the Illinois Fighting Illini connected Saturday.

But not everyone successful the Indianapolis assemblage was excited to spot Hurley get backmost to the rubric crippled for the 3rd clip successful 4 years.

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UConn caput manager Dan Hurley stands connected the sidelines during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops tourney semifinal crippled against Illinois astatine the Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 4, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

Hurley was getting acceptable to talk to CBS sideline newsman Tracy Wolfson. When freshman Braylon Mullins wrapped up his talk, Hurley headbutted the subordinate appearing to telephone backmost to his enactment with a referee instantly aft the triumph implicit the Duke Blue Devils.

The assemblage booed Hurley arsenic helium stepped up to the mic.

"The commencement to the crippled and the decorativeness to the game," Hurley began to accidental astir Mullins with the boos being picked up connected the CBS broadcast. "I don’t cognize what … are they booing? The headbutt? I don’t cognize what they’re booing."

Hurley’s strength has drawn disapproval and praise from assemblage hoops fans. Since helium took implicit the UConn occupation from Kevin Ollie earlier the 2018-19 season, he’s helped the Huskies regain nationalist prominence.

UConn caput manager Dan Hurley reacts aft a telephone during the 2nd fractional of an NCAA tourney semifinal crippled against Illinois astatine the Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 4, 2026. (Abbie Parr/AP)

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He’s lone had 1 losing play with the Huskies – his archetypal twelvemonth successful which they went 16-17. It was a two-year betterment for the schoolhouse that was deed with sanctions for the past 2 years of Ollie’s tenure.

Now, he’s doing thing that nary manager has done successful a precise agelong clip – getting backmost to the nationalist rubric crippled quickly. Roy Williams got backmost to the nationalist last successful 2 consecutive years with the North Carolina Tar Heels successful 2016 and 2017. Brad Stevens led the Butler Bulldogs to back-to-back appearances successful 2010 and 2011. Billy Donovan won two-in-a-row successful 2006 and 2007.

The past manager to person 3 appearances successful 4 years was Mike Krzyzewski with Duke, but helium went to 3 consecutive from 1990 to 1992. He won 2 of those titles successful 1991 and 1992.

UConn's Braylon Mullins and caput manager Dan Hurley observe aft defeating Illinois successful the NCAA assemblage hoops tourney semifinal crippled astatine the Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 4, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

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UConn volition look to hoist the trophy again connected Monday nighttime against the Michigan Wolverines.

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