I'm pretty sure that I posted this situation after it happened last season, but I couldn't find it when searching, so here goes.
It's the third quarter of a boys' freshman game (part of a Fr/JV/V triple-header), team's last game of the season and I'm lead under the home team's basket. A2 and B2 are jostling in the lane, but their backs are turned towards me, so I can't see exactly what's going on. B2's hand apparently flew up (I couldn't see it, so I didn't call anything) and hit A2 in the face. A2 then spins around, looks at me and shouted "What the f***?"
I immediately signalled a technical foul and reported it as a flagrant technical foul, so A2 is disqualified (yes, I did decide this during the walk to the table). A's coach is upset (probably half because he didn't think it should be flagrant, half because I didn't immediately signal the DQ) but I explain the situation to him and we shoot the FT's.
After the FTs, A's coach called a timeout, and I met him at halfcourt to explain the situation. I told the coach that his player probably had gotten hit in the face, but that neither my partner nor I was able to see it due to the angles at which we were standing. At this point, a person (who I had assumed to be an assistant coach) came over from the bench area to talk with the head coach and me. (This man had been standing in the locker room door, directly behind me when the contact occurred and when I assessed the T against the player.) I told the man that I would only discuss the situation with the head coach (with whom I had been calmly conversing), and the man said that he was the head coach for the entire program. I told him that the freshman head coach was the head coach for this game and that the freshman head coach was the only person with whom I would discuss the matter.
I ended the discussion, saying that I would not consult my partner about the player ejection. The "overall" coach kept complaining and I told him that I was "not going to hear any more from him." After both coaches returned to the bench area, he shouted across the court "You're not going to ask because you know I'm right." I assessed the coach a flagrant technical foul and ejected him from the game.
A few minutes later, I noticed that the ejected coach was still in the gym - talking to the AD!!! I told the freshman head coach that the ejected coach would have to leave. His response was that the ejected coach was talking to the AD and that I could tell him myself. The next time I was close to the ejected coach's section, I told him that - due to his ejection - he would have to leave the gym. (Probably my biggest mistake of the night, but I didn't want to hold up the game - figured this would cause fewer problems.)
So the coach left the gym (went right outside the doors, but I didn't make an issue of it). A few minutes later, I was standing on the baseline when he walked behind me, claiming that he was the "site manager" for the evening. I considered making him leave or getting the R to forfeit the game, but I decided on just letting it slide and putting it in my game report.
I'm not sure if anything ever came of the ejections. (I e-mailed my assignor, then called and left a voicemail, but never got any response from him saying that he had recieved the report.) Per CT guidelines, the coach should not have coached in the varsity game. I'm not sure whether he did or not.
That was definately my excitement from last season. I'm sure you can see now why I wouldn't want the situation to occur again.
