Duke head men's basketball coach Jon Scheyer suggested court storming be completely banned after one his players was injured in the chaos that followed his team's loss Saturday to unranked Wake Forest.
Cameras caught Duke's Kyle Filipkowski being barreled over by excited Demon Deacon fans who flooded the court following their team's win over No. 8 Duke.
“I’m more concerned about the well-being of our guys,” Scheyer told reporters, according to SI.com. “Flip sprains his ankle — when are we gonna ban court storming? When are we gonna ban that? How many times does a player have to get into something where they get punched or they get pushed or they get taunted right in their face? And, it’s a dangerous thing.”
Scheyer's comments come in the wake of Iowa star Caitlin Clark claiming she was run into by a Buckeyes fan who stormed the court following they Hawkeye's loss to Ohio State.
Wake Forest athletic director John Currie apologized for the incident in a statement.
“On behalf of Wake Forest, we sincerely regret the unfortunate on-court incident following this afternoon’s men’s basketball game and hope the involved Duke student-athlete is doing better," Currie said. "I called Duke vice president and director of Athletics Nina King and ACC senior associate commissioner Paul Brazeau immediately after the game and expressed our sincere regret for the situation and our concern for the Duke student-athlete’s well-being. Although our event management staff and security had rehearsed postgame procedures to protect the visiting team and officials, we clearly must do better. I appreciate the postgame comments of Duke head coach Jon Scheyer and I am in complete agreement that something more must be done about the national phenomenon of court and field storming and Wake Forest looks forward to being a part of those conversations."
