Turns out Dan Hurley really was just sharing an awesome moment with someone he liked when he greeted referee Roger Ayers with a light headbutt after Braylon Mullins hit a shot to send UConn back to the Final Four last Sunday. Ayers will not be in attendance in Indianapolis this weekend, but it's not because Hurley has a problem with him.
The UConn coach appeared on The Triple Option podcast this week and he explained what was going through his mind in that odd moment. Despite the optics, it was just one of college basketball's most intense coaches pressing his forehead against the forehead of a "cool ass ref."
