University of Connecticut Athletics
BIG EAST Issues Public Reprimand to Jim Calhoun
12/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (December 7, 2007)-– The BIG EAST Conference has issued a public reprimand to Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun for his negative comments about the officiating following the Connecticut-Northeastern game Dec. 6.
“Negative public comments about officiating are prohibited per conference policy,” said BIG EAST Commissioner Michael Tranghese. “The BIG EAST supports the NCAA’s rules regarding bench decorum and the coaching box. Any similar comments made in the future will warrant more severe penalties.”
JIM CALHOUN CONCERNING PUBLIC REPRIMAND FROM BIG EAST CONFERENCE
“I would like to sincerely apologize for my words last night and truly understand that my comments were inappropriate. I will do everything I can to keep this from happening again in the future and, most importantly, will work to avoid putting my team, my university, the officials and the BIG EAST in this unfortunate position again with ill-advised comments.”
