Bill Murray sits with former UConn star at Elite Eight game vs. duke

Popular American actor Bill Murray has been a constant presence on UConn men’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament run, attending his fourth-consecutive game Sunday because the Huskies face Duke within the Elite Eight.

Before the game, Murray was seen chatting with former UConn great Cam Spencer, who performed a starring function within the Huskies’ jaunt to the 2024 nationwide championship, his lone season with this system. Spencer is at the moment having fun with a breakout sophomore season within the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies, however Sunday’s matchup in Washington, DC, brings the taking pictures guard again near residence, as he was raised about an hour west in Davidsonville, Md.

Murray has been a frequent presence at UConn males’s basketball video games over the previous half-decade after his son, Luke Murray, was employed as an assistant coach on Dan Hurley’s employees. Luke Murray has been tasked because the Huskies’ “offensive coordinator” throughout this stretch, masterminding the No. 3 most effective offense in school basketball throughout that interval.

The Murray household’s presence close to the UConn bench ought to proceed if the Huskies attain the Final Four, even after Luke Murray was employed as the subsequent Boston College head coach Thursday afternoon. Hurley confirmed that the assistant coach will stay with the workforce by means of the top of the season Friday.