BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Alabama forward Mohamed Wague was suspended for one game by the Southeastern Conference on Thursday for elbowing Florida's Alex Condon in the back of the head.
Wague, who is averaging 4.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game for the 13th-ranked Crimson Tide, will miss Saturday's game at 17th-ranked Kentucky.
Wague threw the elbow while Condon was on the ground during a fight over a loose ball in the first half of Wednesday night's game, which Alabama won 98-93 in overtime. Wague was not penalized for a foul on the play.
“We received discipline for Mo from the SEC and agree with the suspension,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said in a statement. “After reviewing the film, the sanction is understandable and appropriate.”
NCAA rules require that a player be suspended for the next regular season game if he commits an act of fighting. That is defined as “a confrontation involving one or more players, coaches, or other team personnel in which (but not limited to) a fist, hand, arm, foot, knee, or leg is used to combatively strike the other individual.” “.
