Dan Hurley Loved His Wife’s Savvy Move Preventing UConn From Costly Technical Foul vs. Duke
Sports Illustrated • • sports
Key Points:
- UConn Huskies advanced to the Final Four after Braylon Mullins hit a buzzer-beater three-pointer to defeat Duke 73-72 in the NCAA men’s tournament.
- UConn coach Dan Hurley appeared to headbutt referee Roger Ayers after the winning shot but was not assessed a technical foul, with Ayers describing the contact as playful and affectionate.
- Hurley’s wife, Andrea, was seen actively preventing Huskies players from storming the court, an action that could have resulted in a technical foul but did not.
- Hurley praised his wife’s efforts and described the referee’s playful nature during a guest appearance on the podcast Pardon My Take.
- UConn will face No. 3 Illinois in the Final Four, with Ayers not assigned to officiate the upcoming rounds, though the NCAA denied this was related to the incident with Hurley.
