Coach Doug Gottlieb was not thrilled with the way his Green Bay team’s game against Robert Morris played out.
Gottlieb was caught on camera throwing a chair on his way back to the locker room following the Phoenix’s 80-78 loss to the Colonials.
Green Bay was up by as many as 11 points with 3:54 left in the second half. But the Colonials cut Green Bay’s lead down to two points with 35.7 seconds left, when the Phoenix were called for a 10-second violation after not advancing the ball past midcourt.
Robert Morris hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Green Bay made just one of two free throw attempts to leave the game tied. Nikolaos Chitikoudis provided Robert Morris with the victory after making the winning layup with 2.4 seconds left to play.
Gottlieb said postgame the 10-second call came down to ‘a lack of communication’ and said it “was just embarrassing how we lost the game.’
The coach was encouraged by his team’s effort, defense and execution.
The former basketball player-turned-media personality was hired by Green Bay before the 2024-25 season and led the team to a 4-28 record. Gottlieb’s squad has already matched its win total from last season, having won four of its first 10 games this season.