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Fans Blast Dan Hurley for His Comments After Losing All Three Maui Invitational Games
Dan Hurley is still trying to explain how his UConn Huskies lost all three games they played at the Maui Invitational and his latest comments might be his worst yet.
UConn's trip to paradise was rough, as it lost 99-97 to Memphis, 73-72 to Colorado then was blown out 85-67 by Dayton. The defending national champs finished in last place.
This weekend, Hurley was reflecting on the team's trip to Maui and he said he's never doing a tournament like that again. The reigning national coach of the year said he'll never do another three-game multi-team event again.
Hurley said, "I'm not doing another three-game MTE again. Moving forward, we will only play home-and-home games or single-game events... I don't think I'll ever do a three-game MTE again. There's zero chance I ever do that again."
Fans were quick to pounce and rip Hurley for those comments.
This guys character ark from champion to giant whiney baby crier is magical. https://t.co/5cOk6ViX0j
— Curtis Bowser (@cjbowser10) December 1, 2024
Dudes character is being exposed in a bad way.
— WeDemHogz (@WeDemHogz) December 1, 2024
Good lord… cry me a river. Grow up, you lost 3 games, the rest of the season is going to be a dumpster fire with this attitude. https://t.co/sgE8BWZckD
— Joseph Cooper | TDS Weather (@met_cooper) December 1, 2024
my thought after everything i saw from him in maui: "this guy was gonna coach the lakers, ha?" https://t.co/0WvxwBznJw
— bomani (@bomani_jones) December 1, 2024
This man really needs to check himself real quick.
— Jordan Stocks (@StockTalks21) December 1, 2024
Dan Hurley is quickly becoming insufferable.
Easily one of the best coaches in the game and finally faces a little bit of adversity (losing) and this is how he chooses to respond?
Concerning. https://t.co/6Y5LmiLtyp
https://t.co/0QVea8c2f9 pic.twitter.com/weOCrtdjzt
— Craig Swearingen (@craigswearingen) December 1, 2024
He’s transforming into Calipari right in front of our eyes. https://t.co/s2p8XdxYL7
— Bryan the Intern (@BryantheIntern) December 1, 2024
After back-to-back national championships it's safe to say the college basketball world may be getting fed up with Dan Hurley.
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Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.