Raleigh, NC - Late in the second half of NC State's game against Florida State at the RBC Center, referee Karl Hess ejected two former Wolfpack greats.
Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani were ejected by a security guard after the direction of Hess.
NC State A.D. Debbie Yow issued this statement:
"I have spoken to Commissioner John Swofford and Karl Hicks, Associate Commissioner for Basketball Operations, regarding our concerns and our need for clarification as to why this occurred. We expect fair treatment of our fans at State athletic events."
The ACC supervisor of officials John Clougherty released a statement in regards to the ejection of Corchiani and Gugliotta.
"Under Rule 10, when circumstances warrant, an official has the authority to request home game management to eject fans when the behavior, in the officials' judgement, is extreme or excessive. It's unfortunate in this instance that ACC protocol of communicating directly with the home game management was not followed, and instead, a building security officer was solicited. We will re-communicate this policy with all officials to ensure proper protocol is followed."
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