Hurley's frustration with the officials went viral on Wednesday when cameras caught him telling a referee, "Don't turn your back on me. I'm the best coach in the f---ing sport." The UConn coach admitted to that outburst but said he just wanted "some level of communication" from the officials.

"Don't turn your back on me. I'm the best coach in the (expletive) sport," he yelled during a timeout. Hurley, the two-time defending champion coach, is famous for his sideline antics. He literally jumped to exhort fans during first-half action.

UConn coach Dan Hurley owned up to berating an official during Tuesday's win after he was caught on camera telling them "don't turn your back on me, I'm the best coach in the f---ing sport."

When Hurley felt that a foul should have been called on Butler against Alex Karaban in the first half, he was caught on camera telling the official, “Don’t turn your back on me, I’m the best coach in the f---ing sport.

Dan Hurley’s sideline antics have become the stuff of legend — even it they don’t always rub people the right way.