The loss to the Seton Hall Pirates this past Saturday was shocking for Dan Hurley and the UConn Huskies. So much so that the team atmosphere was brutal following the game. UConn and Seton Hall went down to the wire as the former led 68-67 in the final seconds of overtime.

As for Holloway, Hurley touted his resume, which includes leading tiny Saint Peter’s to the Elite Eight three years ago, and guiding Seton Hall to the NIT championship a year ago before Kadary Richmond (St. John’s) and Dre Davis (Ole Miss) transferred out and Al-Amir Dawes and Jaden Bediako exhausted their eligibility.

The mood on the Huskies' bus ride home was as grim as the situation they now face—a season that once carried championship aspirations now balancing on a knife’s edge. The post Dan Hurley Issues 1-Urgent Plea From UConn Community as Seton Hall Loss Rekindles Maui Horrors appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Dan Hurley and UConn's OT loss at Seton Hall — just the Pirates' 2nd Big East win — has added to the frustration of a disappointing season.

The two-time defending national champion UConn Huskies lost their eighth game of the season on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J., falling to the now-7-18 Seton Hall Pirates in overtime. After coming back from a seven-point deficit early in the second half,

UConn basketball head coach Dan Hurley made a humbling admission after the disappointing 69-68 overtime loss to Seton Hall. After an uneven season, things were starting to look up for the two-time defending champs heading into Saturday’s clash.