Georgetown coach Ed Cooley hit a child with a water bottle

Cooley was apologetic after the game.

“First and foremost, I have to apologize to [the family],” Cooley said. “Really frustrated, didn’t realize I threw my water bottle, and it hit [him] and his mom. Definitely out of character for me to be so frustrated, but really, that’s not called for. I’ll call them and make amends to that. Just totally out of character, frustration. So I apologize to the fans, I apologize to our players, the university. Totally, totally out of character for me to be that way.”

Georgetown missed four free throws in the final five seconds of the game, as well as a game-tying three-point attempt. That was why Cooley was so frustrated, though he obviously has to be able to control himself enough to not throw a water bottle into the stands.

Cooley is not afraid to be confrontational, even with fans. This was obviously unintentional, but Georgetown would probably prefer that he be able to control his temper a little better.

Cooley is in his third season as Georgetown’s head coach. The team is off to an 8-4 start this season.