Dan Hurley was ejected before halftime in a battle of top 25 teams Tuesday night when the UConn coach urged the crowd to get loud in a tight game against Villanova.
The No. 21 Huskies had a 24-23 lead over No. 8 Villanova when Hurley earned a technical foul for slamming his hand on the scorer's table over a no-call by officials. After Villanova hit two technical free throws to take the lead, Hurley waved his arms to pump up the Connecticut crowd and was immediately called for a second technical foul, disqualifying him from coaching the rest of the game.
After receiving his first tech, Danny Hurley got ejected for this......... fix college basketball pic.twitter.com/irgQZIFcdy
— Matt Esposito (@MattEsposito_) February 23, 2022
Villanova hit one of two free throws after the second technical foul, but went to halftime trailing UConn, 33-32. As the teams headed to the locker room at the end of the first half, the crowd let the officials know about their displeasure.
UConn goes into halftime with a 33-32 lead but the fans are booing refs as they exit for half pic.twitter.com/fbcDL4uWTV
— Charlotte Carroll (@charlottecrrll) February 23, 2022
Hurley, 49, has been the Huskies' head coach since 2018 and has a 69-44 record as the team's head coach. In 2019, both he and Tulsa coach Frank Haith were ejected while shaking hands following an in-game argument.
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