Providence basketball coach Kim English has been fined $5K by the Big East. Here’s why

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Providence College men’s basketball coach Kim English has been fined $5,000 by the Big East for comments made on the court following his ejection in the second half of Wednesday night’s loss against Xavier.

The conference made the announcement in a Monday statement. English received two technical fouls against the Musketeers and was sent to the home locker room with 18:38 to play in a 91-82 defeat.

“I want to start off by saying this — after my ejection in our last Xavier game I had choice words for one of the game refs,” English said after a 75-62 victory over Villanova on Saturday. “Just want to be clear — it’s never my intention to put our college, our conference or our athletic department in a negative light.”

Feb 12, 2025; Providence, Rhode Island, USA; Providence Friars head coach Kim English reacts while referee Brent Hampton ejects him from the game during the second half at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images

The statement said English was fined for “derogatory comments directed to a game official on the court following his ejection.” English specifically named referee Brent Hampton during some extended postgame remarks following the Xavier loss at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Hampton whistled for both technical fouls against English, the first coming early in the opening half.

“The first tech at the 15:11 mark, Brent Hampton stopped the game,” English said on Wednesday. “They made a 3 and he stopped the game. He told me to tell my assistant coaches to sit down. One was standing up. I said to him, ‘They have two assistant coaches standing up.’ In that exact tone. And he said, ‘Oh, that’s how you’re going to do it? That’s how you’re going to do it?’ I said, ‘They have two assistant coaches standing up.’ I got a tech.

“At the 18:54 mark, they had a player (Dayvion McKnight) travel on a spin move. Pat Driscoll, who’s a great referee, was about to call a travel. Brent Hampton comes in out of nowhere while…

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Author : The Providence Journal

Publish date : 2025-02-17 20:47:00

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