University of Santo Tomas will be without their Malian center Mo Tounkara for the Growling Tigers’ match against the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles on Saturday, October 19 at the UST Quadricentennial Arena.
The suspension comes as a result of two technical fouls Tounkara accumulated during UST’s game against De La Salle University on Wednesday, October 16, in the UAAP Season 87 Collegiate Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Receiving two technical fouls for unsportsmanlike conduct results in an automatic ejection, followed by a one-game suspension.
(C) UAAP Season 87 Media Team
Tounkara received his first technical foul at the 5:41 mark of the first quarter due to an act classified as “taunting” under FIBA rules.
(C) UAAP Season 87 Media Team
Later in the game, with 3:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, Tounkara was assessed a second technical foul, also for taunting.
Tounkara is averaging 15.11 points and 8.56 rebounds per game this season.
