A high school basketball player from Willis High School in Texas beat up his coach in the school parking lot after a game because he’d been benched for poor sportsmanship, NBC News reports.
Both the 17-year-old player and his 22-year-old brother were subsequently arrested for assaulting a public servant after the attack and posted $20,000 bond. Their names have not been made public.
The teen was in a state of agitation.
On December 5, Willis High School was playing a game at Conroe High School. The teen player was taken out of the game after he started arguing with referees and an opponent, Willis High School coach Jeremy Clark said.
Clark, 37, hoped it was just a momentary lapse in judgment, but he was forced to bench the 17-year-old when the player told the assistant coach and other teammates not to talk to him.
That should have been the end of things, but it got worse from there.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
After the game, the player’s mom and brother confronted Clark.
Clark said the boy’s family members screamed profanity at him and insulted him over the benching. However, he didn’t react.
“If I didn’t keep my cool, something could have happened at the opposing team’s school,” Clark told NBC News.
However, when they got back to Willis High School and everyone got dressed in the locker room, Clark was ambushed by the player and his brother in the parking lot.
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Threatening the student with suspension made him become violent.
When Clark informed the student he’d end up in serious trouble for his behavior, the teen and his brother started punching him.
“As they approached the victim, they began a verbal confrontation, which led to (the player) punching the victim in the face,” a sheriff’s statement of the incident revealed. “At that same time, (the player’s brother) also began assaulting the coach.”
Clark and the student previously had a great relationship.
This was part of the reason the attack was so upsetting.
“I’ve had this kid over to my house, I’ve mentored this kid, I’ve reached out to love this kid,” Clark said. “And just because I took a disciplinary action — because I try to run this program with integrity, dignity and respect — you turn on me like that?”
Clark suffered a black eye and scratches on his body, but he has no regrets when it comes to how he handled the situation.
“The ruckus you caused at Conroe, the ruckus you’re causing right now, we can’t even enjoy the fact that we just beat a team we haven’t beaten in 15 years, just because you’re pissed off I made a decision to sit your child down,” Clark said.
“I told him something was going to have to happen. It’s respect for the team. If I let one kid get away with this, then everybody else will think they can get away with this kind of behavior.”
The student has been expelled from the Willis Independent School District.
