Texas A&M Aggies menโs basketball coach Buzz Williams called an unusual timeout during his teamโs win over then-No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday. After A&M went up by 15 points with six minutes left in the contest, Williams wanted a timeout.
The officials didnโt see him from the coachโs box, so he ran onto the court to get their attention and made it almost to half-court before they saw him.
The ESPN broadcast immediately called Williams out and criticized the officials for not issuing a technical foul on the Aggies coach. Instead, A&M only received a bench warning.
Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes agreed with the broadcast, and on Tuesday reported that the SEC did too,
โI can assure you itโs been addressed, long before I even talked about it,โ Barnes said,ย according to Volquest. โI have so much respect for our conference and Mike Eades, whoโs in charge of officiating. I can assure you he took care of it, probably before we walked off the court.โ
โThey reached out first,โ Barnes said. โAnd like I said, I appreciate, again, before I even got to the plane Iโd gotten a text saying that it was not handled the right way.โ
The Aggies got the 85-69 win, but the officials got the call wrong. Up by 15, itโs impossible to know if the game wouldโve gone differently if the call had been made properly.
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