Dan Hurley’s wife calls out St John’s fans for rooting against UConn in March Madness

The UConn Huskies men’s hoops team is 1 triumph distant from reaching their 3rd nationalist title successful nan past 4 years.

The Huskies sewage to nan Final Four aft a stunning Elite Eight triumph complete nan Duke Blue Devils erstwhile Braylon Mullins nailed a agelong 3-pointer to springiness them nan lead correct earlier nan last buzzer. Duke reached nan crippled pinch a triumph complete nan St. John’s Red Storm.

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Andrea Hurley, woman of UConn Huskies caput coach Dan Hurley, watches nan Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame accumulation crippled betwixt nan UConn Huskies and Boston College Eagles astatine Mohegan Sun Arena successful Uncasville, Conn., connected Oct. 13, 2025. (Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire)

Dan Hurley’s wife, Andrea, weighed successful connected St. John’s fans seemingly rooting against nan Huskies arsenic they took connected nan Michigan State Spartans successful nan different Sweet 16 matchup connected that broadside of nan bracket. It appeared nan rivalry betwixt nan 2 schools is live and well.

"OK, I’m gonna opportunity it. St. John’s fans … When we went to nan game, each those St. John’s fans were rooting against us," Andrea Hurley said connected "The Field of 68: After Dark." "And that conscionable collapsed my heart. … It’s really sad. … That’s crappy … That was crappy."

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UConn caput coach Dan Hurley talks pinch a referee during nan first half of nan Elite Eight NCAA tourney crippled against Duke successful Washington connected March 29, 2026. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

Hurley said she was talking to Rick Pitino’s woman during nan Big East Championship and asked her really she did it, seemingly forming a enslaved pinch nan family complete nan rival school.She added that she whitethorn not person wanted to spot nan Red Storm successful nan tournament, but didn’t needfully want to look nan Blue Devils either.

Dan Hurley had praise for his woman earlier successful nan week aft he said she was capable to support players from storming nan tribunal aft Mullins’ changeable went successful against Duke. UConn whitethorn person received a method foul for going connected nan tribunal excessively early, which whitethorn person presented a different speech from nan media going into Final Four.

UConn caput coach Dan Hurley speaks during a news convention up of nan nationalist semifinal NCAA assemblage hoops tourney crippled against Illinois astatine nan Final Four successful Indianapolis connected April 2, 2026. (Abbie Parr/AP)

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UConn will take connected Illinois successful their Final Four matchup. The victor will either play Arizona aliases Michigan.

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