Penn State has suspended basketball coach Pat Chambers one game following an incident on Thursday during the Nittany Lions' game against Michigan in which he pushed a player during a timeout. He will be out Sunday as they take on Wisconsin on their home court. "Coach Chambers and I have spoken about what occurred during the Michigan game and he is very remorseful," Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour said in a press release. "His actions were unacceptable, which he recognized, and he apologized to Myles Dread last night and his family today. His actions do not reflect the values of Penn State and the expectations we set for our programs and must not occur again. Pat and I agree his actions were unacceptable and he will be suspended for Sunday night's game vs. Wisconsin." Chambers issued an unprompted apology Thursday night after the game, perhaps knowing it would eventually need to be addressed. Below is video of the incident. Chambers again doubled down on his apology in the release sent out on Friday. "I apologized to Myles after the game and I have spoken with his family," Chambers said. "My actions were inappropriate; that's not what Penn State stands for or what I stand for. I told Myles I was sorry that it happened. Sandy and I have spoken and agreed there are some things I need to address. I've assured her this won't happen again and understand my actions last night come with consequences." Penn State dropped to 7-7 on the season with its 68-55 loss to Michigan on Thursday and is 0-3 in Big Ten conference play.<doc-sep>Penn State suspended its men's basketball head coach, Pat Chambers, for one game for shoving a player. Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo on Tuesday gave a lengthy answer about why he disagreed with the punishment, calling the world "too soft" and "too fragile." Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo did not agree with the one-game suspension handed to Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers for shoving a player. On Thursday, Chambers shoved Nittany Lions freshman guard Myles Dread in a heated exchange during a timeout. Chambers apologized after the game, but Penn State announced that Chambers would serve a one-game suspension, calling his actions "inappropriate." Chambers has since returned from the suspension, but Izzo, whose Spartans will face Penn State next week, made it clear during a press conference on Monday that he did not agree with the suspension. "I have a problem with it," Izzo said. He added: "I think the world is too soft, it's too fragile. There's too many people that analyze every single thing." Izzo sarcastically said he prayed during timeouts for permission to talk to his players before coaching them. "You see the timeouts. I get down on both knees now, I genuflect, I say a little prayer, and I ask if it's OK if I can tell them what they did wrong. I'm cool with that. I'm adjusting to the times," Izzo said. "But do I think a guy should be suspended for that? Put it this way: I've been talking to some people in high-up positions, [athletic directors] and that lately, that didn't agree with that. God bless if it Penn State and that's what they had to do. God bless the Big Ten if that's what they had to do." Here was the incident between Chambers and Dread: Izzo seemed nostalgic for punishments more common among previous generations. "The belt!" Izzo said while miming stretching a belt. "None of you were part of that, because you're too young. I was part of that." Read more: Here are the 6 biggest winners and losers in college basketball this week Izzo said that he didn't know what was said between Chambers and Dread but that he had not heard Dread or family members complaining. "I know one thing," Izzo said. "If somebody pushes my kid, on something like that, or trying to get his attention because he's doing something wrong, I'm gonna say thank you." Watch Izzo's comments below:<doc-sep>
Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers has been suspended by the school for one game for shoving a player during Thursday night's game against Michigan, the school announced in a press release Friday. "Coach Chambers and I have spoken about what occurred during the Michigan game and he is very remorseful," Penn State athletics director Sandy Barbour said about the incident that saw Chambers reach out and appear to push freshman guard Myles Dread in the chest during a timeout in the first half of the Nittany Lions' loss to the Wolverines. "His actions were unacceptable, which he recognized, and he apologized to Myles Dread last night and his family today," Barbour wrote. "His actions do not reflect the values of Penn State and the expectations we set for our programs and must not occur again." Chambers for his part addressed the incident postgame — unprompted — and apologized to Dread publicly. The eighth-year Penn State coach offered up another public apology to Dread in Friday's statement. "I apologized to Myles after the game and I have spoken with his family. My actions were inappropriate; that’s not what Penn State stands for or what I stand for," Chambers said. "I told Myles I was sorry that it happened. Sandy and I have spoken and agreed there are some things I need to address. I’ve assured her this won’t happen again and understand my actions last night come with consequences." Chambers will miss Sunday's game against Wisconsin due to the suspension. Contributing: Associated Press