Morehouse College was fined by the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) following a postgame incident that resulted in Tuskegee University men’s basketball head coach Benjy Taylor being placed in handcuffs and escorted off the court. The incident occurred after Tuskegee’s loss to Morehouse at Forbes Arena in Atlanta and quickly spread across social media, drawing widespread attention throughout the HBCU sports community. According to reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the moment unfolded during the postgame handshake line.Video footage shows Taylor engaging with arena security after raising concerns about a group of non-participating individuals entering the handshake area. Tuskegee officials later stated that the situation created a safety concern for their players, prompting Taylor to request enforcement of standard postgame procedures. Instead, a uniformed officer placed Taylor in handcuffs and escorted him off the court. Taylor was released shortly after and was not charged with a crime. Additional details were confirmed by WSFA.Following an internal review, the SIAC announced that Morehouse failed to meet required conference standards related to security and crowd control. While the conference did not disclose the amount of the fine, it confirmed that corrective measures would be required moving forward. The SIAC emphasized that host institutions are responsible for maintaining safe environments and managing postgame procedures appropriately, especially during emotionally charged moments.
