Two days following an after-game fight on the court between two Southland Conference basketball teams, officials announced that players from both teams are suspended.
In a news release Wednesday, the Southland Conference announced that four Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s basketball student-athletes and four University of the Incarnate Word men’s basketball student-athletes have been suspended for "flagrant unsportsmanlike actions" following the basketball game brawl on Monday.
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Texas A&M-Commerce's beat Incarnate Word in overtime Monday night, 76-72. The brawl broke out during the handshake line and lasted for more than a minute. Fighting sprawled across the court as players and coaches from both teams attempted to stop the melee. It's not clear what sparked the fight.
"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. Unfortunately, these expectations were not met on Monday night, and the Southland Conference will not tolerate any unsportsmanlike behavior," Commissioner Chris Grant said in a statement. “I would like to extend our appreciation to A&M-Commerce Athletics Director Jim Curry and UIW Athletics Director Richard Duran for their unwavering partnership and diligent resolution of this matter."
For A&M-Commerce, forward Jerome Brewer, Jr., guard Ant Abraham, and forward Kwo Agwa will be suspended for three games while guard Prince Davies will be suspended for one game.
Point guard Elijah Davis of the University of the Incarnate Word will be suspended three games, while guard Alex Anderson, center Gabe Beny Til, and forward Marcus Glover will be suspended two games each.
The Southland Conference said the suspensions will take place immediately.
