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Is Mike Rice at it again? Ex-Rutgers coach ejected from son's H.S. basketball game By Matthew Stanmyre | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Former Rutgers coach Mike Rice (center) reacts while watching his son's team, Point Pleasant Beach, during a Shore Conference Tournament boys basketball game at Lakewood High School Thursday night.
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Former Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice, who was fired in April of 2013 after video surfaced of him physically and verbally abusing Scarlet Knights players at practice, was ejected from the stands by a referee during his son's Feb. 7 varsity boys basketball game for Point Pleasant Beach High School against visiting St. Rose High School, according to Point Pleasant Beach Lt. Joe Michigan.
After the home crowd reacted to a call that went against Point Beach late in the game, the official stopped play and pointed to Rice and another adult sitting in the bleachers. They were then escorted out of the gym by a part-time police officer on site, Michigan said.
Rice and the other adult left without incident. No report was generated by the police or either school.
When reached by phone Thursday, Rice confirmed he was asked to leave the game by the official, but called the incident "a complete misunderstanding." Rice said he's not certain the official meant to remove him specifically from the game since most of the crowd reacted loudly to the call during St. Rose's 68-57 victory.
"There was probably 700 people screaming at the top of their lungs," Rice said. "He pointed over at where our [team's] parents were sitting. I still have a hard time believing he actually said me because I probably would say two things the whole time. I can actually count on one hand how many times I've commented to a referee this whole year."
Rice's son, also named Mike Rice, is a junior point guard for Point Beach. The boys basketball team from the school has recently emerged as a state power and is the defending Shore Conference champion.
Two Point Beach parents who witnessed the ejection said Rice was unfairly singled out by the official.
"He did not deserve to be thrown out," said Mike Frauenheim, a former high school coach who has two sons on the Point Beach team. "It could have been 20 people who screamed out; Mike didn't say a word. I was sitting two rows behind him."
A phone message left for the game official by NJ Advance Media was not immediately returned.
Point Beach athletic director Ellen Magliaro would not identify which parents were ejected from the game, and she said she is not concerned with the behavior of any of her school's fans or parents.
"It was a contentious game. Some bad calls came," Magliaro said. "Everybody was shouting. ... We do not have any problems with any parents that we feel we have to restrain from here. That was a one-game issue."
Long known for his fiery demeanor and hot temper on the sidelines, Rice's behavior at Rutgers sparked one of the school's biggest scandals in April of 2013 when several hours of video from Rice's practices surfaced. The video showed Rice shoving and throwing basketballs at players and cursing and using homophobic slurs.
Rice's abuse also led to the firing of Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti.
After Rice was fired, he underwent anger management counseling at the John Lucas' Wellness and Aftercare Program in Houston.
Following his departure from Rutgers, Rice has remained a prominent figure on the local basketball scene, serving as a Team Tournament Director at The Hoop Group in Neptune. He rarely misses one of his son's games at Point Beach.
"I always cheer loudly," Rice said. "I'm passionate about basketball and about supporting my team and my son's team. But it's a high school game. It's Point Beach."
Former Rutgers coach Mike Rice (center) reacts while watching his son's team, Point Pleasant Beach, during a Shore Conference Tournament boys basketball game at Lakewood High School Thursday night.
February 19, 2015 at 5:08 PM, updated February 19, 2015 at 5:59 PM
Rutgers athletics: When sorry seems to be the hardest word
Codey calls on Rutgers to fire athletic director Julie Hermann
For Rutgers athletics, cost of near-solvency by 2022 will be expensive
3 more students hire attorneys in Rutgers basketball coaching scandal
Three other Rutgers players tell university they may also sue over Rice basketball scandal
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Former Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice, who was fired in April of 2013 after video surfaced of him physically and verbally abusing Scarlet Knights players at practice, was ejected from the stands by a referee during his son's Feb. 7 varsity boys basketball game for Point Pleasant Beach High School against visiting St. Rose High School, according to Point Pleasant Beach Lt. Joe Michigan.
After the home crowd reacted to a call that went against Point Beach late in the game, the official stopped play and pointed to Rice and another adult sitting in the bleachers. They were then escorted out of the gym by a part-time police officer on site, Michigan said.
Rice and the other adult left without incident. No report was generated by the police or either school.
When reached by phone Thursday, Rice confirmed he was asked to leave the game by the official, but called the incident "a complete misunderstanding." Rice said he's not certain the official meant to remove him specifically from the game since most of the crowd reacted loudly to the call during St. Rose's 68-57 victory.
"There was probably 700 people screaming at the top of their lungs," Rice said. "He pointed over at where our [team's] parents were sitting. I still have a hard time believing he actually said me because I probably would say two things the whole time. I can actually count on one hand how many times I've commented to a referee this whole year."
Rice's son, also named Mike Rice, is a junior point guard for Point Beach. The boys basketball team from the school has recently emerged as a state power and is the defending Shore Conference champion.
Two Point Beach parents who witnessed the ejection said Rice was unfairly singled out by the official.
"He did not deserve to be thrown out," said Mike Frauenheim, a former high school coach who has two sons on the Point Beach team. "It could have been 20 people who screamed out; Mike didn't say a word. I was sitting two rows behind him."
A phone message left for the game official by NJ Advance Media was not immediately returned.
Point Beach athletic director Ellen Magliaro would not identify which parents were ejected from the game, and she said she is not concerned with the behavior of any of her school's fans or parents.
"It was a contentious game. Some bad calls came," Magliaro said. "Everybody was shouting. ... We do not have any problems with any parents that we feel we have to restrain from here. That was a one-game issue."
Long known for his fiery demeanor and hot temper on the sidelines, Rice's behavior at Rutgers sparked one of the school's biggest scandals in April of 2013 when several hours of video from Rice's practices surfaced. The video showed Rice shoving and throwing basketballs at players and cursing and using homophobic slurs.
Rice's abuse also led to the firing of Rutgers athletic director Tim Pernetti.
After Rice was fired, he underwent anger management counseling at the John Lucas' Wellness and Aftercare Program in Houston.
Following his departure from Rutgers, Rice has remained a prominent figure on the local basketball scene, serving as a Team Tournament Director at The Hoop Group in Neptune. He rarely misses one of his son's games at Point Beach.
"I always cheer loudly," Rice said. "I'm passionate about basketball and about supporting my team and my son's team. But it's a high school game. It's Point Beach."
good luck to all!