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Andrea Hurley Retrieves Dan Hurley’s ‘Holy Beads’ With Police Escort Before Title Game

Her dash to repair the bracelet highlights the rituals that have become part of UConn’s postseason identity.

Overview

  • During Saturday’s Final Four in Indianapolis, Andrea Hurley ran back to the hotel in the rain to fix Dan Hurley’s broken bead bracelet and returned with a police escort.
  • She said assistant coach Luke Murray called asking where the “holy beads” were, so she watched the opening minutes from the hotel while restringing them.
  • The bracelet began as church beads said to be from Jerusalem, and she now replaces many lost pieces with wooden beads from Hobby Lobby.
  • Dan Hurley said he expects the bracelet to be ready for Monday’s national championship against Michigan, though he is more worried about a ripped lining in his lucky suit.
  • In a separate viral clip from the Elite Eight, Andrea told Tarris Reed Jr. to step off a folding chair because she once fell when a similar chair folded under her.