College basketball coach's postgame tirade yields him one-game suspension

The Horizon League suspended Green Bay Phoenix men’s hoops caput manager Doug Gottlieb connected Wednesday for 1 crippled aft his epic tirade against officiating pursuing a loss.

Gottlieb criticized officials implicit what helium believed was inconsistency successful calls during the team’s 75-72 nonaccomplishment to the Milwaukee Panthers connected Sunday. He volition miss Friday’s crippled against Oakland.

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Green Bay men's hoops caput manager Doug Gottlieb leaves the tribunal aft a crippled against Wright State connected Feb. 1, 2026, astatine the Resch Center successful Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. (Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"Gottlieb’s postgame comments bash not bespeak the League’s values oregon sportsmanship expectations. The Horizon League considers this substance closed and volition person nary further comment," the league said successful a statement.

Gottlieb apologized for his outburst.

"I’d similar to apologize to the Horizon League and the officials for my disparaging comments pursuing Sunday’s game," helium said successful a statement. "I recognize and admit however hard their occupation is, and respect what they bash for the athletics of basketball. I volition beryllium amended moving forward."

Green Bay was down 73-72 precocious successful the crippled erstwhile Milwaukee’s Stevie Elam stole the shot from Phoenix subordinate Preston Ruedinger, who was driving to the basket. Elam was fouled and made 2 escaped throws to widen the pb with 1 2nd near successful the game.

On the Panthers’ erstwhile possession, Amar Augillard drove to the handbasket and got a foul call. He deed 2 escaped throws to enactment the Panthers ahead. Gottlieb believed determination should person been a foul call.

"It’s the nonstop aforesaid play arsenic the different extremity — could not beryllium much similar," helium said. "And yet, each clip they drove, it was a foul. And each clip we did, it was mixed."

Green Bay men's hoops caput manager Doug Gottlieb during a crippled against Wright State connected Feb. 1, 2026, astatine the Resch Center successful Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin. (Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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The Panthers were 30-of-37 connected escaped throws and Green Bay was 14-of-18.

Gottlieb was besides upset with a method foul telephone helium was given. He slammed his hands connected the property league array arsenic helium argued helium wasn’t being "demonstrative" toward officials.

"I request the (Horizon) league to explicate to maine wherefore I got a method foul erstwhile I did not curse, I was not demonstrative, I did not permission my box," helium said. "All I said was, ‘That’s the aforesaid play arsenic the different end.’ All we inquire is that there’s a just game.

"That’s what we ask. C.J. O’Hara goes and gets an violative rebound, their subordinate dives astatine his legs, C.J. gets called for a foul. I request (Horizon League Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials Donnie Eppley) and the caller commissioner (Jill Bodensteiner) to explicate to maine the disparity successful the officiating. That’s what I request explained to me."

Green Bay diversion manager Josh Moon said their section talked to Gottlieb astir his actions.

Green Bay caput manager Doug Gottlieb motions to his players during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage hoops crippled against Kansas, Nov. 3, 2025, successful Lawrence, Kan.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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"We admit his apology and respect the commissioner’s decision, however, we bash not judge his actions warrant a suspension. We consciousness a reprimand oregon nationalist censure would person been appropriate," helium said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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