Utah athletic director Chris Hill has been fined $10,000 and received a public reprimand from the Pac-12 following an outburst directed at Pac-12 coordinator of men's basketball officiating Bobby Dibler following the Utes' 80-77 loss to Arizona State on Sunday, the conference announced.
"The Pac-12 membership has established conduct rules that prohibit our administrators from derogatory language, as well as publicly commenting about officiating," Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said in a a statement. "We have an obligation to our members to enforce approved Conference rules. While we appreciate Dr. Hill's public apology, as a part of our officiating program, there is a protocol in place for our administrators to provide feedback directly to the coordinator of officials in a private and appropriate manner.