Linfield’s abrupt suspension of men’s basketball ‘Coach Rose’ draws rebukes

Coach Rose

During a Feb. 18 game against Whitman College, Linfield University men's basketball coach Shanan Rosenberg responded to a parent in the stands who was shouting, “Put the seniors in! Put the seniors in!” in the final minute of the team’s final game of the season. Here, Rosenberg is pictured during last season when the team were Northwest Conference champions. (Photo: Nathan Herde)Nathan Herde/ Linfield University

Linfield University abruptly suspended men’s basketball coach Shanan Rosenberg after he spoke back to a parent who apparently heckled him during two team huddles at the end of a losing game last month.

Rosenberg, who helped turn around the Division 3 program in his 10 years as head coach but led a challenging season this past year, hasn’t spoken publicly about the suspension and referred questions to his lawyer.

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