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.

Connecticut men's basketball coach Dan Hurley addressed his berating of an official on Tuesday vs. Butler after shouting 'don't turn your back on me.'

Dan Hurley, now in his seventh season, has been all emotion leading the UConn men's basketball team to back-to-back national championships.

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."

"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. The Bulldogs gave the Huskies and Hurley all they could handle. UConn won 80-78 in overtime.

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

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.