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Ted Valentine, John Higgins Among Officials Sent Home From NCAA Tournament Due to COVID Issues
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The NCAA has sent six officials home from the NCAA Tournament in Indiana due to a positive COVID-19 test and subsequent contact tracing. Some of college basketball s most notorious officials were among the group sent packing, including Ted Valentine and John Higgins. The referees were told to arrive by Sunday night and check into their hotel, but multiple officials said that the rooms weren’t ready upon their arrival, nor was there any food. Instead of having the officials wait in a secure area, they were allowed to leave for dinner and the group of Valentine, Higgins, Ayers, John Gaffney, Kipp Kissinger and Ray Natili all went to Harry & Izzy’s steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis.
Mark Titus Trolls Jon Rothstein Over Brad Stevens, Indiana Speculation
Jon Rothstein
Since Archie Miller was fired on Monday, CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein has lightly derided the program. In repeated tweets he s essentially tried to say no good coach would want the job. Fox Sports Mark Titus, an Indiana native, seemed fed up with it and trolled Rothstein in a wonderful back and forth on Tuesday.
Rothstein posted this tweet earlier in the day:
Indiana Basketball History:
Final Fours: 8
Knight: 11
Great program or the work of an all-time great coach? Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 16, 2021
This of course leaves out a ton of details about the Indiana job. But that s for another article.
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