Dan Hurley Trolls CBB Fans After Final Four Coaches Reportedly Complain About Refs

UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley had a sarcastic response to a report that head coaches in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA tournament were complaining about officiating.

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl and Florida head coach Todd Golden "shared a lot of words with the officials" in the matchup between their teams on Saturday that were "not safe for television," per John Fanta of Fox Sports and NBC Sports.

Hurley previously generated attention for his comments regarding officials following the Huskies' March Madness defeat at the hands of the Gators on March 23.

Hurley shared the message with Baylor, which was scheduled to play next, as he was walking off the floor after UConn's 77-75 loss.

"I hope they don't f--k you like they f--ked us," Hurley said in a video from Joey Ellis of Queen City News. "I hope they don't do that to you Baylor."

Hurley later acknowledged there were things that “I wish I didn’t do” when exiting the game, per the Associated Press.

The head coach has developed a reputation for being demonstrative when disagreeing with calls throughout his tenure with the Huskies, which included consecutive national titles in 2023 and 2024.

Still, he's repeatedly expressed his belief that his reactions aren't different than other coaches.

"I just wish they would show these other coaches losing their minds at the officials in other Big East games that I'm coaching where ... I'm not talking to officials; I see the other coaches as demonstrative as I am," Hurley said after a win on Jan. 21, via ESPN.

While UConn's 2024-25 season ended in the second round of the NCAA tournament, it was still an impressive finish from a team that lost multiple starters from its championship-winning squad in 2024.

As Hurley begins to navigate through the offseason, he also brought attention to complaints from other coaches regarding March Madness officiating.