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Report: UConn SID threatened to 'ruin' reporter's life over viral Dan Hurley video

Grant Grubbs Profile Pictureby:Grant Grubbs•03/24/25•

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Dan Hurley UConn official threatens reporter over viral video
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On Sunday, a video of UConn head coach Dan Hurley cursing about the officiating after the Huskies’ 77-75 loss to Florida in the NCAA Tournament went viral. Specifically, Hurley said, “I hope they don’t f*** you like they f***ed us. I really hope they don’t do that to you, Baylor,” as he walked through the tunnel back to the locker room.

The video was posted by Charlotte Sports Live‘s Joey Ellis. On Monday, the outlet reported Ellis was confronted by UConn men’s basketball director of communications Bobby Mullen about the video after the game. Mullen allegedly told Ellis he would “ruin his life” if he didn’t take down the video.

Ellis hasn’t taken down the video. As of this report, the video has over 1.2 million views on X alone. Mullen released a statement about the situation.

“The lasting image of coach Hurley leaving the court should have been his talking off the court arm-in-arm with his seniors, overwhelmed emotion,” Mullen said. “Instead, a reporter was in an area he should not have been, recorded on his cell phone a private comment made to members of another coaching staff.”

The loss on Sunday was UConn’s first in the NCAA Tournament since 2022. The Huskies won the last two national championships and had a chance to be the first team to three-peat since UCLA won seven in a row from 1967-73.

It was a back-and-forth game between 8-seed UConn and 1-seed Florida. The Huskies led by as much as six points midway through the second half but ultimately were unable to pull off the upset.

UConn was called for 21 fouls in the game compared to Florida’s 17. In turn, the Gators shot 34 free throws while the Huskies only shot 22. Dan Hurley was visibly emotional after the game and cried in a postgame interview with CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson.

“I thought we played with tremendous honor. I thought we played with the heart of a championship program. And a program that has gone back to back,” Hurley said. “For a team to end what we really wanted to do, they were going to have to put us down.

“Obviously, a worthy opponent like that, there’s honor in the way we went out. Just love them. I mean, just love them. This year has been a real battle. We’ve battled, and had to battle and battle and battle.”

On Monday afternoon, Bobby Mullen responded to Charlotte Sports Live‘s update by quoting the tweet above. However, he deleted his response shortly after. This was Mullen’s response.

“PR man yells at reporter. News at 11,” Mullen wrote. “I have a journalism degree and I know the difference between reporting and seeking out ‘gotcha’ moments. My temper flared a bit in a moment of weakness after a loss, but I think the journalists I work with regularly would vouch for me.”