Whining Big East Coaches — Cooley and Hurley

Whining Big East Coaches — Cooley and Hurley

First, it was Georgetown men's basketball coach Ed Cooley having a meltdown.

Then, twice in the past couple of weeks, it has been University of Connecticut coach Dan Hurley.

Georgetown’s Cooley has been feeling the heat all season -- the Hoyas finished 2-18 in the Big East.

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Cooley, the former Providence College coach, lashed out last month at a heckler in the team’s road loss to Seton Hall on February 7. The heckler's comments apparently got under his skin. 

The Asbury Park Press reported that a fan yelled at Cooley that at the time with his dismal 8-14 record overall — and 1-10 in the conference — he makes “7 million a win.”

Cooler reportedly fired back. 

“You know what, I’m rich as a motherf–ker,” Cooley responded. “I’m rich as s–t.” According to Front Office Sports, Cooley now actually reportedly makes $6 million a year at Georgetown. 

After the game, Cooley addressed the exchange, the Asbury Park Press went on to report. 

“Nothing gets under my skin, man,” Cooley said. “Think about this: I coach in the Big East at Georgetown University. What can get under my skin?”

“Kids are going to be kids," said Cooley. "I have a problem when adults don’t act like adults. When they’re students, say whatever you want. I always try to have a good interaction with the kids. You know what, they deserve a comment every now and then. Why not have some fun with them? The game was already over and you know what? They all got a pretty good chuckle out of it.”

 

Hurley Ready to Fight

First, Hurley had a meltdown after his UConn Huskies were beaten by Creighton on the road in February.

Hurley was caught telling a Creighton student, “I will knock you out.”

Then, on Saturday night after UConn blew out the Providence College Friars, Hurley yelled at a PC fan, “Look at this guy…come here, you’ll get hurt.”

Hurley is the defending coach of the reigning national champion Huskies, and his team is ranked #2. 

Prior to coaching UConn, Hurley led the URI Rams to two NCAA tournament appearances