March 20, 2026, 11:52 p.m. ET
PHILADELPHIA, PA — You simply by no means know what celebrities will present up for March Madness, even in a first-round matchup that ideas off at 10:30 p.m. native time.
For Friday’s fourth and last game at Xfinity Mobile Arena between the 2-seed Connecticut Huskies and the 15-seed Furman Paladins, the movie star visitor is comedian and actor Bill Murray.
The “Ghostbusters” and “Groundhog Day” star was proven on the jumbotron earlier than tip-off of the and bought the sector to erupt out of fandom and cheer. … Or it might have been the truth that the unique 10 p.m. ET tip-off that was delayed by the top of UCLA-UCF was lastly organising.
The Huskies, chasing their third national championship in the last four years, want to turn out to be the primary 2-seed to be upset within the NCAA Tournament this season. UConn leads Furman 40-36 at halftime with Tarris Reed Jr. main the best way with 19 factors and 16 rebounds.
But why is Murray attending March Madness?
Here’s what to know to know:
Why is Bill Murray at UConn-Furman March Madness game?
Though he is a basketball fan, Murray is within the City of Brotherly Love to assist his son, Luke Murray, who is an affiliate head coach on the Huskies’ teaching workers.
This is not the primary time that Murray has attended a Huskies game within the NCAA Tournament, as he was in attendance for UConn’s back-to-back nationwide championship runs in 2022-23 and 2023-24 on prime of different postseason video games.
Luke Murray is in his fifth season on the UConn bench. Before taking the Huskies assistant job in 2021, he was an assistant at each Xavier and Louisville beneath now the College of Charleston coach Chris Mack. He is in his ninth season on Hurley’s workers throughout three completely different stops.
Is Bill Murray a UConn basketball fan?
You might say so by extension of the truth that his son is a member of Dan Hurley’s teaching workers. He could also be extra of a Luke Murray fan.
Where is Bill Murray from?
Bill Murray grew up in Evanston, Illinois and was a fan of the Illini as a youngster. He moved to New York City in 1974 the place he paired up with John Belushi on The National Lampoon Radio Hour — a comedy radio present that was created, produced and written by workers from National Lampoon journal — earlier than touchdown a spot on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” He attended Regis University in Denver however dropped out earlier than graduating.
