CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Three Austin Peay gamers had been suspended Monday for his or her roles in a struggle on the finish of the ultimate house sport of the common season.
carlos paez and Cameron Copeland will sit out Wednesday’s sport at Stetson. Kamarie Coffey will sit out Wednesday in addition to Friday’s sport at Florida Gulf Coast.
The suspensions had been introduced by the college and the ASUN Convention. The college stated in an announcement that it “can have no additional remark concerning the matter.”
With 4 seconds left in Saturday’s sport, and Austin Peay up on North Florida by one, the Governors obtained possession of the ball on North Florida’s finish of the court docket and Copeland went up for what seemed to be a layup or dunk on the buzzer. A North Florida participant jumped into Copeland to attempt to defend the shot and despatched Copeland to the ground.
Copeland obtained up and pushed the participant as teammates ran off the bench and a struggle ensued, ending up within the first row of seats behind the basket. The groups had been separated shortly after, although the ESPN broadcast famous the opportunity of it persevering with close to the locker rooms.
North Florida has not introduced any suspensions, the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle reported. The newspaper additionally stated Austin Peay director of athletics Gerald Harrison stated in an announcement Saturday that he was disillusioned and that “tonight’s conduct doesn’t characterize the ‘Complete Gov Idea.'”
Austin Peay is 9-20 this season.
