Dan Hurley Goes At It With Rick Pitino, St. John's Fans
Dan Hurley is on one during the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. In the span of a half, UConn's coach has gotten into it with Rick Pitino and a number of St. John's fans. In fact, at the end of the first half, Hurley asked officials to remove one Red Storm fan.
Here are Hurley and Pitino going at it:
Rick Pitino and Dan Hurley just T'd up in Madison Square Garden
— Ryan Cassidy (@ryancassidycbb) March 15, 2024
Hurley and Pitino screaming at each other pic.twitter.com/AbD6U1OOBg
Dan Hurley and Rick Pitino both are speaking about one another! pic.twitter.com/wMAvpIZBTQ
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) March 15, 2024
Both coaches got technical fouls for their outbursts.
Here he is going after a fan in the stands:
Dan Hurley is not happy with a fan in the stands and things are getting intense in MSG pic.twitter.com/1QNW8MLsN7
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) March 15, 2024
Here he is asking for the fan to be removed:
At the end of the half, Dan Hurley went back to Madison Square Garden security to ask for the St. John’s fan courtside to be removed. pic.twitter.com/ggBadBoeB2
— John Fanta (@John_Fanta) March 15, 2024
Just a normal night at Madison Square Garden. Frankly, both of those guys were made for that environment.
Side note: I love that Hurley's dad, legendary high school coach Bob Hurley, was on the bench backing up his son. Just a hilarious visual. And I think it's fair to say Bob is intimidating as hell.
UConn led 52-47 at the half in what was a tightly contested game.