The Georgetown Hoyas traditionally have been known for their winning ways on the basketball court, but it hasn’t been a winning season for them. As an opponent’s fan heckled the team’s head coach, Ed Cooley, about their struggle, Cooley responded by blurting out that he’s “rich as a motherf**ker.”
According to Sports Illustrated, the Georgetown coach reacted to the heckler while the Hoyas were matched up with the Seton Hall Pirates in New Jersey on Feb. 7. The first-year coach reportedly signed a $35 million contract with Georgetown last year, and this seemed to be the topic of conversation from the Seton Hall fan. As the Hoyas were recording another loss with a score of 76-70, the spectator, according to Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press
and Garnett New Jersey, yelled to Cooley, “That’s $7 million per win.”To which the Georgetown coach replied, “You know what, I’m rich as a motherf**ker. I’m rich as sh**.”
Carino reported that after the game, Cooley spoke about the incident, saying he was having fun with the heckler when he commented.
“Kids are going to be kids. I have a problem when adults don’t act like adults. When they’re students, say whatever you want,” said Cooley. “I always try to have a good interaction with the kids. You know what, they deserve a comment every now and then. Why not have some fun with them? The game was already over, and you know what? They all got a pretty good chuckle out of it.”
Cooley started the season going 5-2, but it’s been downhill since, as the Hoyas are 1-10 in Big East conference play. Their loss to Seton Hall was their seventh straight.
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