Providence College’s athletic director has apologized for the school’s basketball fans directing an offensive chant towards BYU.
On Tuesday, the Friars – a Catholic school – hosted the Mormon university in men’s basketball and won 83-64.
And a video emerged on social media that night of fans chanting ‘F**k the Mormons’ during the game.
Steven Napolillo, Providence’s AD, apologized afterwards for the ‘unacceptable chants.’
‘I want to apologize to their coaches & institution for unacceptable chants by our student body tonight,’ he wrote on X.
Providence’s athletic director Steven Napolillo, apologized for ‘unacceptable chants’ from fans
The chants occurred as the Friars hosted BYU on Tuesday night, ultimately winning 83-64
‘Once it was brought to my attention, I went to the student body & had them stop. That does not represent who Providence College is & what we stand for. We are sorry.’
BYU is the most prominent Mormon school in the US and has a strict honor code.
Rules on campus include no pre-marital sex, marijuana, alcohol or even tea and coffee.
Students are also required to regularly attend Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints services, according to the school’s website.
BYU moved to 6-2 on the year with the loss at Providence, while the hosts improved to 6-3.
