UConn coach Dan Hurley admitted to berating an official during Tuesday night's 80-78 win over Butler after he was caught on camera telling them “don't turn your back on me, I'm the best coach in the world.” “. sport.”
Hurley was complaining about what he thought was a foul on a defensive rebound attempt late in the first half. After the match, he said he was looking for more “communication” from the referees.
The two-time champion coach also complained about the frequency with which television cameras focus on him.
“I just wish they would put the camera on the other coach more,” he said. “…I just wish they would show these other coaches losing their minds to the referees in other Big East games I'm coaching where… I'm not talking to the officials, I see the other coaches as demonstrative as I am.
“But the camera, obviously… I created it myself. I'm not the victim.”
UConn led by 15 at one point in the first half and had an 8-point lead at halftime. But Butler erased a nine-point deficit in the final 6:50 of regulation and took a two-point lead before Alex Karaban's jumper with 1:43 left sent the game into overtime tied at 68. The Huskies were able to pull away in the extra frame and held on to win by two points.
UConn got off to a slow start this season, losing three in a row at one point, but has picked up 10 wins in its final 12 games.
