OT: Brawl at WBB game forces double forfeit - VIDEO

[simons96]

I was going to post this story yesterday, but I waited to see if a video of the fight emerged:

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Texas Southern was seeded #1 in the conference tourney and would have received an automatic bid to the national tourney; they opted to withdraw.

Southern is now the #2 seed but will play without 7 players, who were suspended.

kudoes to both schools for handing down swift punishments, complete lack of sportsmanship.

 

[gamblepsu]

#32 (I think it is) in White should be arrested.... if it was a men's team that response would have been vilified.

Another one actually hit the opposing coach multiple times (i think that's the one who did get kicked off the team... reserve senior- how convenient)
This post was edited on 3/10 10:00 AM by gamblepsu

 

[Madsol]

I noticed that the officials just basically walked away...

intially, two of them tried to break it up but eventually, they just got out of there. Is that standard operating procedure? Mind you, I absolutely agree with their approach, seeing as how coaches and players from both teams could use the melee to get in cheap shots against the officials. I was just wondering if anybody on here who officiates games can speak to whether this is how you are trained to respond.

 

[Blueblood4eva]

ANI-MOLLS! The new more sensitive renaissance women.

 

[Obliviax]

yikes...

looked like a pretty simple foul but the video is out of context so its hard to see what may have led to this. In any case, kudos to the mascot for working hard to keep the fans into it while the officials sort it out!

Good call....kudos to the schools for handling it swiftly and making these kids pay for their foolish actions.

 

[CDLionFL]

That's how we're trained...

I have not had to step in on a skirmish in my 10 years of officiating high school basketball. At 5'7, I don't think I would fare too well if I did have to. That being said, our procedure is to initially step in and try to break it up with whistles, yells, maybe a separating maneuver. If that's not working and things escalate, we get out of there and we start taking mental notes as to who's punching and who leaves the benches. In the majority of games, there is usually a sheriff's deputy or city police officer stationed at the door. We let them step in with their backup. The other reason why we do this is that believe it or not, we could be named in a lawsuit if for example, I pulled a kid away from a fight and he separated his shoulder or had some other freak injury. So, to save our own hides both on the court and in the courts, we just stand by and take notes.

 

[Madsol]

Thanks. Funny anecdote...

I reffed intramurals at PSU. For football, there were two of us. Big game between rival fraternities. The other ref was a member of some other frat. Not surprisingly, a scuffle broke out. Well, the other ref dove head first right into the middle of it (this was 25+ years ago and I can still picture it in my mind's eye) while I got the heck out of the way, trying not to get trampled by the others running to join in the melee. Actually, they did a fairly decent job of returning law and order, no thanks to me. Little did I know that I was actually following proper officiating procedure.

 

[lionroar88]

#12 in white:


1. Left the bench
2. Decked one of the opposing team's players as she entered the melee
3. Threw punches at the security guard (or man in black) who was trying to break up the fight to the right of the basket
4. Was still trying to get away from the people holding her back at mid-court

and I think I saw her deck at least two other opposing team players.

Also the girl in blue that pushed the girl in white from behind should never see the court again.

The girl in white to came off the bench and barrel rolled 4 or 5 girls should also never see the court again.