Instead, he simply did it himself.
UCLA’s head coach ejected his own player from the 82-59 loss to No. 15 Michigan State on Tuesday after he committed a technical foul.
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With about four minutes left at the Breslin Center, Jamerson came from behind and fouled Michigan State center Carson Cooper as he went in for a dunk. Jamerson also hit Cooper hard and sent him down the court awkwardly. Cooper immediately jumped up and confronted Jamerson under the basket, although the two separated without issue.
After watching the incident with his team trailing by nearly 30 points at the time, Cronin called Jamerson to the bench, grabbed him by his jersey and began carrying him off the court while pointing to the locker room. Jamerson didn’t protest much and simply ran toward the tunnel.
Jamerson finished with two points and two rebounds in eight minutes. The senior has averaged 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game this season.Advertisement
Both Jamerson and Cooper received technical fouls for the play, and Cooper split his free throws for the original foul on the dunk attempt. That put Michigan State up by 28 at the time. From there, they simply held on to secure the 23-point victory.
The loss dropped the Bruins to 17-9 this season as they try to cling on to an NCAA Tournament appearance. It also marked their second straight loss, following a 30-point loss at Michigan just days earlier.
The Bruins will host No. 10 Illinois next Saturday.
This post will be updated with more information soon.