The No. 5 University of Connecticut men’s basketball team begins Big East Conference play Tuesday night against Butler.

In truth, perhaps the example that lent more credence to Hurley's beef came in the Huskies' game prior to flying out to Maui. Against East Texas A&M, a school that had just changed its name a few weeks earlier, UConn was whistled for 19 fouls to the Lions' 18. East Texas A&M attempted 22 free throws, the Huskies just 14.