UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley paid tribute to former St. John's coach Lou Carnesecca by wearing his signature sweater during the game against Providence. Hurley even changed his glasses at halftime, jokingly attributing the team's first-half struggles to the thicker-rimmed pair. UConn rallied from a 14-point deficit with a 25-6 run in the second half to secure their 12-3 record.
UConn Huskies head coach Dan Hurley honored former St. John's basketball head coach Lou Carnesecca on Sunday by wearing a sweater vs. Providence , but it wasn’t easy for Hurley to veer from his usual attire.“I wasn’t able to wear the clothes I wore against Providence the last time that we beat them soundly in Providence , but I changed some clothes at halftime underneath the sweater.”“Matt Johnson actually didn’t text me the glasses that I actually wore against the last time.
“I wore the thicker-rimmed glasses today in the first half, which is partially why we were so bad. If you go back and look at the second half, I had much thinner-rimmed glasses, which is what I wore against them both times last year.”It’s a good thing Hurley was able to change his socks and glasses during the intermission, because UConn was in danger of losing its first Big East game of the year versus the Friars.
Instead, the Huskies used a 25-6 run in the second half to come back from a 14-point deficit and get to 12-3 on the season.Colin Keane is a contributing journalist for "UConn Huskies On SI." Born in Illinois, Colin grew up in Massachusetts as the third of four brothers. For his high school education, Colin attended St. Mark's School , where he played basketball and soccer and served as student body president.
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