NEW YORK, NY – Dan Hurley needs everybody to know that the Big East was robbed.
On Sunday, after seeing the performances of his convention versus others, the UConn head coach stated he wasn’t happy with the committee’s choice to exclude Huge East groups, notably St. John’s and Seton Corridor.
“Look what we’ve done in non-conference games. Seton Hall beat us by 15. We’ve won eight-straight in this tournament, all by significant margins, but they were good enough to beat us, they were good enough to beat Marquette. There should have been five or six Big East teams in this tournament,” Hurley stated after UConn superior to the Candy 16 on Sunday.
Solely three Huge East groups made the NCAA Tournament, and all of them have moved onto the Candy 16. UConn, Marquette, and Creighton are a one-, two-, and three-seed, respectively, within the event, however the convention couldn’t crack the sphere of 68 anyplace else.
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UConn head coach Dan Hurley yells calls through the second half of an NCAA school basketball recreation in opposition to Windfall, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Windfall, R.I. (AP Photograph/Mark Stockwell)
Earlier than the NCAA event, followers argued that not less than a pair different Huge East packages ought to have made it.
The Purple Storm, who made the Huge East semifinal and misplaced to UConn, had been the Twenty fifth-ranked staff within the KenPom rankings, a university basketball and March Insanity bible. They had been the very best KenPom-rated staff to overlook the event. Seton Corridor didn’t rank as extremely (63rd), however, as Hurley identified, beat each UConn and Marquette through the common season.
HOUSTON, TEXAS – APRIL 03: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies appears on through the NCAA Males’s Basketball Event Remaining 4 championship recreation in opposition to the San Diego State Aztecs at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Pictures)
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When Virginia received blown out within the First 4 by Colorado State, Hurley certain appeared to have some extent, saying different massive convention have “underperformed.” The SEC went 2-6 within the first spherical, together with No. 3 Kentucky dropping to No. 14 Oakland, and No. 4 Auburn falling to No. 13 Yale.
“The mistake was made,” Hurley added. “It sucks.”
Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies reacts within the first half in opposition to the St. John’s Purple Storm through the Semifinal spherical of the Huge East Basketball Event at Madison Sq. Backyard on March 15, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Sarah Stier/Getty Pictures)
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UConn will face No. 5 San Diego State in a rematch of final yr’s nationwide championship within the subsequent spherical.
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