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Plus, Larry Rose apologized afterwards and said if he had to do it over again, he would not have blown the whistle.
from the Raleigh News and Observer:
Rose regrets making call
By CHIP ALEXANDER AND LORENZO PEREZ, Staff Writers
ACC basketball official Larry Rose offered an apology Wednesday for the technical foul he called against N.C. State during the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro.
Rose called a delay-of-game technical on the Wolfpack with 14:56 to play in the second half Saturday against Maryland. State led 53-43 when the call was made but later lost, 85-82. The technical came following a television timeout, when a Wolfpack manager left the bench to wipe up a wet spot on the court as play was about to resume.
Fred Barakat, the ACC's supervisor of basketball officials, had scheduled Rose to referee the ACC championship game Sunday. But then Barakat replaced Rose with another official.
Rose had called the ACC title game nine previous times, the most of any official currently working for the league.
Rose, contacted Wednesday, said he was "surprised" by Barakat's decision not to let him officiate the championship game.
Asked about the technical, Rose said, "Legally, by the [rule] book, I was right. But if I had to do it all over again, I would not do it.
"I'd like to apologize to the whole N.C. State community and the whole N.C. State organization."
The Pack sets up folding chairs on the court in front of the bench area during timeouts for its huddles. As the timeout is ending, team managers take the chairs back to the bench area and use towels to clean the floor.
NCSU had been warned by the officials in the Maryland game and urged to clear the court quicker after timeouts. The technical foul was called for "unauthorized personnel leaving the bench during a live-ball situation."
Maryland scored 10 straight points after the technical to tie the score at 53. State senior Marcus Melvin said the call gave the Terrapins, who had trimmed a 19-point halftime deficit to 10, "another burst of energy."
NCSU coach Herb Sendek said Wednesday that he had discussed the situation with Barakat but refused further comment.
"I'm not in the position to comment on any of the officiating," Sendek said. "I have had a conversation with Fred Barakat. That's all I'm at liberty to say."
Barakat, an associate ACC commissioner, told The Greensboro News & Record that Rose made a "horrible call" and needed to use more common sense. Barakat noted Rose had warned NCSU several times about delays after timeouts during the game but said Rose had a "short trigger."
Barakat, in an interview Wednesday, would not discuss whether Rose will face further discipline for the call.
"We made a decision -- [Rose] did not work the final game," Barakat said. "Whether we'll do more than that will be handled internally."
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