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Monday, February 19, 2001
Pac-10 says officials were in the wrong
Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES – Three officials who mistakenly ejected
Southern Cal coach Henry Bibby from a recent basketball game were
suspended Monday.
The Pac-10 Conference suspended Richie Ballesteros for two games
and Jim Giron and Don McAllister one game each because of the wrong
call.
The officials ejected Bibby in the second half of a Feb. 15
contest against Arizona State -- only to call him back just four
minutes later. USC went on to beat Arizona State 80-68.
At the time, Bibby called it "the biggest travesty I've seen in
basketball."
"The officials improperly ejected a head coach from an
important conference game because they misinterpreted the rules
governing application of technical fouls," Pac-10 commissioner Tom
Hansen said in a statement.
After a technical foul was called on USC assistant David Miller
at the start of the second half, Ballesteros waved Bibby off the
court.
Ballesteros had already called a technical on Bibby with 1:13
left in the first half. NCAA rules state call for a head coach's
ejection if he has two technicals, or if there are three on the
bench. USC had only two on the bench at the time.
"When we realized our mistake, we were waiting for the first
dead ball situation to correct it," Ballesteros said after the
game.
Hansen called for the suspensions after meeting with Lou
Campanelli, the Pac-10 coordinator of men's basketball officiating.
"We hold all our officials accountable for their actions during
the game. When there is a misinterpretation of the rules, they need
to know that," Pac-10 spokesman Dave Hirsch said.
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