Dan Hurley has no bones about being a little bit of a villain.
And it appears the satan on his shoulder obtained the higher of him on Saturday when he simply needed to poke a little bit of enjoyable at two NCAA Last 4 coaches who had been having heated phrases with the officers.
Hurley has been criticized for the way in which he’s acted towards the officers, particularly this season, and was captured on a now-viral video after dropping to Florida final month in March Insanity, occurring an expletive-filled rant whereas strolling to the locker room.
Faculty basketball reporter John Fanta reported on the cursing executed by Florida head coach Todd Golden and Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl throughout the Last 4 showdown on X, which prompted Hurley to chime in.
“Both coaches have shared a lot of words with the officials in this game that are not safe for television,” Fanta wrote.
“No way…What a disgrace!” Hurley responded.
Hurley was clearly having a bit enjoyable along with his publish on Saturday.
And after the ladies’s crew received the nationwide title, Hurley took to his X account to congratulate the crew.
“12 Time National Champions!! Undeniably the Basketball Capital of the World…Storrs, Connecticut,” he wrote.
Hurley had expressed regret about his feedback that had been captured on video which he felt took away from the season his gamers had this 12 months.
“Those are three great officials on that game,” Hurley mentioned, in response to the Hartford Courant. “So, though I mentioned one thing within the warmth of the second, in an space of the sector that in just about each sport I’ve ever coached in faculty has been media-free. Previous the tunnel, by the locker rooms, within the hallway the place the coaches go, that’s for the combatants, that’s for the opponents. That’s not for digicam telephones. Simply relative to that, these had been three nice refs and Florida earned it.
“If I don’t go off the rails at the end there, after that three-year run ended in excruciating fashion. … If I don’t have that emotional outburst there, probably all people are talking about is the run we’ve had, the amazing players.”
