Huggins has said he's never coached a better combination of player and person than Da'Sean Butler, and as the senior's college career ended with a knee injury, Huggins came out, defended his player to the officials and had a touching moment with Butler as the All-Big East first-teamer lay helpless on the court.
It was emotional and extremely personal. The interaction between the two was a glimpse into a relationship that we rarely get to see on such a grand stage. But with tears in Butler's eyes and frustration in his body language, Huggins clasped his best player's head and got him through it. We may not get a more personal public moment from this year's tournament than this.
Huggins, clearly frustrated with how the play unfolded, also chastised official John Higgins by saying, sarcastically, "They [the Blue Devils] don't foul, right, John? They don't foul. All-American laying here and they don't foul."
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