Eight faculty basketball gamers who have been involved in the brawl following Texas A&M-Commerce’s sport towards Incarnate Phrase have been suspended by the Southland Convention.
The Texas A&M-Commerce Lions defeated the Incarnate Phrase Cardinals in time beyond regulation on Monday night time. However, as gamers participated within the conventional postgame handshake line, a melee erupted. Gamers, coaches, and workers members from each groups tried to intervene because the combat unfold throughout the basketball court.
It stays unclear what prompted the incident to begin. A complete of 4 gamers have been suspended from every group for what the convention described as “flagrant unsportsmanlike actions.”
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An all-out brawl broke out on the finish of the Southland Convention sport between Texas A&M-Commerce and Incarnate Phrase, lasting a number of minutes earlier than each groups exited the court docket. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
The suspensions are efficient instantly, the convention stated.
Jerome Brewer Jr., a 6-foot-9-inch sophomore ahead who performed at Camden Excessive College in New Jersey, probably the greatest groups within the nation, was seen in the midst of the skirmish preventing his coaches as they tried to carry him again.
As Brewer continued to combat his approach by means of his personal group, the scrum continued to maneuver throughout the court docket and Brewer ultimately fell on high of his personal individuals.
Brewer, alongside together with his Texas A&M-Commerce teammates Ant Abraham and Kwo Agwa face three-game bans. In the meantime, Prince Davies will serve a one-game suspension.
“The Southland Conference Board of Directors has set clear expectations for sportsmanship and behavior of our student-athletes, coaches, and spectators during and after competitions,” Southland commissioner Chris Grant stated in an announcement.
“Unfortunately, these expectations were not met on Monday night, and the Southland Conference will not tolerate any unsportsmanlike behavior. I would like to extend our appreciation to A&M-Commerce Athletics Director Jim Curry and [Incarnate Word] Athletics Director Richard Duran for their unwavering partnership and diligent resolution of this matter.”
Southland Basketball Championships emblem on the Legacy Middle in Lake Charles, LA. (Scott Clause-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Each colleges launched a joint assertion shortly after Monday night time’s incident, saying the sequence of occasions have been unacceptable in faculty sports activities.
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“The unsportsmanlike conduct that occurred after the game does not reflect the values of the universities involved, as well as the Southland Conference and their member institutions,” the faculties’ assertion stated.
Fox Information’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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