NCAA Punishes Louisville's Jeff Walz For Referee Criticism | Fined $20K | Are Refs Untouchable?

Game-Changing Foul: Jeff Walz's STRONG Statement on the Controversial Call

Head coach of Louisville women's basketball Jeff Walz has been fined and reprimanded for speaking up against the officials following Louisville’s down to the wire loss. Now why was Jeff so upset about the call well its because of this play.

And because of Jeff’s statements about the refs Louisville was fined $20,000 from the ACC. The ACC has a ACC Sportsmanship Policy, which states, “Public criticism of officials or public comments evaluating the officiating of particular contests is not in the best interest of intercollegiate athletics. Individuals associated with the athletics program are prohibited, therefore, from commenting while acting in an official capacity on officiating other than directly to the Conference office.”


Chapters

00:00 - Jeff Walz is upset
1:22 - The play in question
7:10 - Official NCAA intentional foul video
4:51 - Self inflicted loss
9:16 - Louisville fined $20k


Louisville roster
Sydney Taylor Gr. G 5' 9'' Long Island, N.Y. St. Anthony's
Nyla Harris So. F 6' 2'' Orlando, Fla. Lake Highland Prep
Hennie van Schaik Jr. F 6' 3'' Urk, Netherlands Centre for Sports and Education
Eseosa Imafidon Rs. C 6' 5'' Benin-City, Nigeria Proctor Academy
Elif Istanbulluoglu Fr. F 6' 3'' Istanbul, Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K
Kiki Jefferson Gr. G 6' 1'' Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster Catholic
Merissah Russell Sr. G 6' 0'' Ottawa, Ontario Cairine Wilson
Nina Rickards Gr. G 5' 9'' Queens, N.Y. Christ the King Regional Fl
Alexia Mobley R-So. F 6' 2'' Reynoldsburg, Ohio Reynoldsburg
Eylia Love Sr. G 6' 1'' Kansas City, Kan. Olathe North G
Jayda Curry Jr. G 5' 6'' Corona, Calif. Centennial California
Olivia Cochran Sr. F 6' 3'' Columbus, Ga. Carver

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