Dan Hurley angered by star guard’s preseason All-American snub

Nobody can ever accuse Dan Hurley of not having his players’ backs.

Hurley spoke with the media on Wednesday ahead of the start of the college basketball season. His UConn Huskies have won two national championships in a row, and Alex Karaban has returned to try to make it three.

Karaban averaged 13.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game last season. He started in 39 of his team’s 40 games.

Hurley thinks his returning player deserves some special recognition, such as being a preseason All-American. On Wednesday, Hurley called out those who didn’t include Karaban on the list.

“Alex does a sh—y job of drawing attention to himself. Maybe if he did more TikToks, he’d have solidified his All-American status. We value the wrong things in sports. We don’t value champions, but maybe that’s a societal issue,” Hurley said, per basketball journalist Jaden Daly.