Coach suspends self for one game

Temple coach John Chaney suspended himself Wednesday for one game and apologized for putting in a player just to commit hard fouls. Chaney was upset that officials were not calling what he thought were illegal screens by Saint Joseph's. Chaney put in 6-foot-8, 250-pound Nehemiah Ingram to "send a message." Ingram started throwing his arms around and tossing elbows, once connecting hard to the chin of Hawks center Dwayne Jones, and had a hard foul on John Bryant that left him sprawled on the court for several minutes. Ingram fouled out in four minutes. I don't get what the problem is. That sounds like how I used to play church basketball back in high school.