CASE: Game Ejections for Fighting

( Commissioner's Rulings )

June, 2006 - Commissioner's Casebook

(O.C. Art I, Sec 14, 9.1)
At a pre-season tournament, 2 players from a men’s ACAC basketball team were ejected for fighting with 2 players from the opposing team at the 19:47 mark of the 2nd half. Two additional players were ejected for leaving the bench during the confrontation.

RULING: 

The 4 players directly involved in the fight were suspended for 2 games for their unsportsmanlike behavior. Furthermore, the 2 players who left the bench during the confrontation received a strong reprimand.
(Date unknown)