Hurley's fiery, outspoken demeanor has put him in the proverbial crosshairs in the past, including a number of outbursts at referees, which included being caught telling a referee not to turn his back on him because "I'm the best coach in the f--king sport."

Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies stood atop the college basketball world, winning back-to-back national titles, just before their historic run recently came to an end. UConn earned the national title trophy in 2023 and 2024.

After a video of him complaining about officiating went viral following their 77-75 loss to Florida in the NCAA tournament, UConn head coach Dan Hurley admits that the Gators beat his Huskies team fair and square.