February 10, 2024

Georgetown Coach Ed Cooley Claps Back At Heckler After Latest Loss

First-year Georgetown coach Ed Cooley reacted to a heckler when the Hoyas matched up with the Seton Hall Pirates in New Jersey

The Georgetown Hoyas traditionally have been known for their winning ways on the basketball court, but it hasn’t been a winning season for them. As an opponent’s fan heckled the team’s head coach, Ed Cooley, about their struggle, Cooley responded by blurting out that he’s “rich as a motherf**ker.”

According to Sports Illustrated, the Georgetown coach reacted to the heckler while the Hoyas were matched up with the Seton Hall Pirates in New Jersey on Feb. 7. The first-year coach reportedly signed a $35 million contract with Georgetown last year, and this seemed to be the topic of conversation from the Seton Hall fan. As the Hoyas were recording another loss with a score of 76-70, the spectator, according to Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press and Garnett New Jersey, yelled to Cooley, “That’s $7 million per win.”

To which the Georgetown coach replied, “You know what, I’m rich as a motherf**ker. I’m rich as sh**.”

Student-fan to Cooley: “That’s $7 million per win.”
Cooley walked over and said: “You know what, I’m rich as a motherfucker. I’m rich as shit.”
I swear that just happened.

— Jerry Carino (@NJHoopsHaven) February 8, 2024

Carino reported that after the game, Cooley spoke about the incident, saying he was having fun with the heckler when he commented.

“Kids are going to be kids. I have a problem when adults don’t act like adults. When they’re students, say whatever you want,” said Cooley. “I always try to have a good interaction with the kids. You know what, they deserve a comment every now and then. Why not have some fun with them? The game was already over, and you know what? They all got a pretty good chuckle out of it.”

Cooley started the season going 5-2, but it’s been downhill since, as the Hoyas are 1-10 in Big East conference play. Their loss to Seton Hall was their seventh straight.