April 4, 2008

AUSTIN (AP) - The University Interscholastic League today suspended Fort Worth Southwest basketball coach Scott Gray for one year.

Gray was penalized for criticizing game officials after his team lost in the Class 4A championship.

Gray was already on probation after being ejected from a game during the season -- when he went into a postgame rant after his team lost to Dallas South Oak Cliff.

Gray criticized the selection process for officials and suggested those working the games were too slow to react in a fast-paced game. He singled out an official from Amarillo.

UIL spokeswoman Kim Rogers says league rules require coaches to respect game officials and the calls made on the court.

Although Gray said during the season he planned to step down, Rogers says school officials told the UIL that he has not yet submitted his resignation.

Gray's suspension will follow him to any other UIL member school.