Arizona Cheerleader Ejected for Heckling Arizona State Player During Free Throws

An Arizona Wildcats cheerleader was ejected from the team's 77-70 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils on Thursday after going overboard while trying to rattle guard Remy Martin.

"He was yelling, using the [megaphone] to call out people by name, which is not acceptable," referee Randy McCall said of the cheerleader in question, per the Arizona Republic's Ryan Winn and Katherine Fitzgerald. "And he was asked to please stop, and he chose not to."

The cheerleader said "Not today, Remy" while the freshman was preparing to take a free throw.

McCall then ejected the cheerleader, who was escorted back to the locker room.

ESPN's Myron Medcalf highlighted a portion of the official referee handbook that states cheerleaders must refrain from taunting opposing players in an unsportsmanlike way "using musical instruments, amplified music or artificial noisemakers while the game is in progress, except timeouts and intermissions."

Perhaps the cheerleader can take some credit in the Wildcats' turnaround. Arizona trailed 50-47 when Martin was at the charity stripe with 12:08 in the second half before coming back to earn its 21st win of the season.