UConn is 24-2 this season, but Dan Hurley is sick of playing in a building that doesn't reflect that energy.

After a 79-75 win over Georgetown on Feb. 14, Hurley and Hoyas coach Ed Cooley were surprised by the lack of enthusiasm in Storrs.

"Very tough place to play. Honestly, I was surprised there was empty seats up in the section," Cooley told reporters after the game. "I mean, you've got a national championship team. This place should be sold out every day. That actually shocked me ... This place should've been bouncing off the wall on a Saturday night with a team that's out there like that. That's just what I saw."

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Hurley had no interest in disabusing Cooley of that notion. He also called out the UConn faithful for its showing on Valentine's Day in a lengthy response.

"I've kind of given up on [hyping up the crowd]," Hurley said when he was asked about Cooley's comments. "I've done that. I don't get the same response." He added UConn is the self-appointed "Basketball Capital of the World" and it doesn't reflect that.

After rattling off his impressive resume with UConn, Hurley mentioned a few places that do live up to their crowd billings. "The section behind our basket was empty," he said. "It should be a madhouse when we play here at the 'Basketball Capital of the World' for our games ... Xavier's a madhouse when we go there. Creighton is a madhouse. When we play St. John's now in the Big East road game, that's not Storrs South no more. That environment that we played in was a serious, serious nasty environment. Intense environment. We were at a major disadvantage in terms of the atmosphere. I could go to Kansas and some of these different places that we play."

Hurley signed off by saying he doesn't question his own standing.

"I got some [expletive] equity," he said. "I got two national championships here in the last three years. And we've given you the season that there's a lot of programs across the country that's fans wish they had going. So I'm not doing that anymore. I ask the players to try to do it. You don't come to watch the game, it's not a [expletive] social event ... It needs to be a madhouse."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Dan Hurley, Ed Cooley question UConn fans after lack of students at game