Dan Hurley ejected for pumping up crowd at UConn game
Just when you thought ejections during games couldn’t get any worse, we present you with Dan Hurley.
The UConn coach received a technical foul for getting angry during the first half of his team’s game against Villanova on Tuesday after a no-call on a drive by one of his Huskies to the basket. Hurley slammed the scorer’s table, which triggered the tech call.
Here’s how Dan Hurley received his first tech in the UConn – Villanova game… absolutely bogus that he was ejected. pic.twitter.com/A8KzNs5MgY
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB) February 23, 2022
Hurley was upset over the tech and responded by pumping up the crowd. He got ejected as a result:
After receiving his first tech, Danny Hurley got ejected for this……… fix college basketball pic.twitter.com/irgQZIFcdy
— Matt Esposito (@MattEsposito_) February 23, 2022
Here is video of Hurley walking off the court.
Wild scene at XL Center as Dan Hurley leaves the court after being ejected from the game pic.twitter.com/TwEKrZrNE1
— Gavin Keefe (@GavinKeefe) February 23, 2022
Though Hurley was ejected, the Huskies were able to win without him. They picked up a 71-69 victory for their first win over Villanova since 2014.
No doubt people will be calling that ejection extremely soft. It had been a while since Hurley was last ejected.
By my count, that's Hurley's third ejection at UConn, first since he and Frank Haith were tossed on Jan. 16, 2019.
— David Borges (@DaveBorges) February 23, 2022
At least he accomplished something with the ejection; Hurley fired up the crowd and his team.
