Overview
- The throw came immediately after Malik Mack's missed game-tying 3 at the buzzer in an 80-77 defeat at Capital One Arena, and video of the moment spread online.
- Athletic director Lee Reed said Cooley's conduct fell short of university standards and ruled him out for Monday's Coppin State game, with associate head coach Jeff Battle filling in.
- Cooley apologized at his news conference and again Sunday, saying he would make amends with the family he knows personally.
- The Big East said it conferred with Georgetown and supported the one-game ban, citing the priority of spectator safety at league events.
- The episode follows a February run-in Cooley had with a Xavier fan, a backdrop noted as the Hoyas sit 8-4 in his third season.