whitetrash said:
Apparently we are not worth talking about (yet). So far it's all about Louisville and UConn. And apparently Walz is suspended for the first game in the tournament. Must have mouthed off last year in the FF.
May 25, 2018Excerpt"
Jeff Walz was suspended one postseason game by the NCAA on Friday for complaining about the officiating during the team's Final Four loss in March. In a statement, the NCAA said Walz "directed inappropriate comments and profane language toward committee members and NCAA staff seated at the scorer's table."
The suspension will be served during Walz's next NCAA postseason game, whether he is coaching at Louisville or at another school. Louisville's season ended with a 73-63 overtime loss to Mississippi State in the national semifinal.
That game was marked by several controversial calls, including a technical assessed to Louisville's Sam Fuehring when she slapped the floor after committing her fourth foul. The technical foul, given during the final minutes, disqualified her for the night.
Walz was visibly frustrated throughout the game and directed several profanity-laden comments toward the officials and the scorer's table.
In its statement, the NCAA said it's not the first time that Walz has been reprimanded for similar conduct, citing
another incident in 2011 in which he kicked a scorer's table in a tournament loss to Gonzaga. Friday's suspension was given mainly to "apply a stronger penalty to discourage future misconduct."
Rhonda Lundin Bennett, chair of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee, said that "Walz's conduct did not meet acceptable standards and has no place in the sport or the women's basketball championship The committee actively encourages coaches and student-athletes to display good sportsmanship throughout the season and during the championship,"
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Justin Sayers, Courier Journal
