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Benjy Taylor, coach of Tuskegee University men's basketball team, was handcuffed by security following a Jan. 31 game
The incident occurred on the court after an away game at Morehouse College in Atlanta
Taylor, 58, said in a statement, "I am at a loss for words and I am upset about how I was violated and treated today"
Tuskegee University men's basketball coach Benjy Taylorwas handcuffedand detained by campus security after a recent game, where he was trying to get his team out of what he called "a very dangerous situation."
The incident occurred at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Saturday, Jan. 31, as the players were shaking hands.
Video of the moment shared on X shows Taylor, 58, looking frustrated while speaking to a security guard as students flood the court after a 77-69 Morehouse victory.
The guard can then be seen handcuffing Taylor and leading him away.
Trying to sort out what happened at the end of this HBCU rivalry game 👀Here is what we know:https://t.co/eDyEz8cuSKpic.twitter.com/en5f6Qq3Oj
— HBCU Gameday (@HBCUGameday)January 31, 2026
In a statement toHBCU Gameday, Tuskegee Athletic Director Reginald Ruffin said that Taylor had been attempting to get the security guard to address an on-court "security breach" — specifically, that Morehouse football players were allegedly joining the Morehouse basketball players for theend-of-game handshakes, which goes against conference protocol.
"We have security measures for our protection of our officials, our student athlete coaches and spectators," he said.
"You got ... [intermingling] football players shaking hands with the team," he said. "You don't do that … that's a security breach," he added.
"He [Taylor] asked the security officer, 'Can you please remove them from the line?' " Ruffin continued, adding that he disagreed with the security officer's alleged claim that Taylor was "very aggressive" during the exchange.
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Taylor was released from handcuffs shortly after and returned home with the team as scheduled, per HBCU Gameday.
Representatives for Morehouse and Tuskegee did not immediately respond to PEOPLE'S request for comment on Sunday, Feb. 1.
"I am at a loss for words and I am upset about how I was violated and treated today," Taylor said in a statement toThe Field of 68.
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"For my players, my family and people of Tuskegee to witness that is heartbreaking for me. I was simply trying to get the football team out of the handshake line as they were following right behind me and the team yelling obscenities! It was a very dangerous situation," he added.
Taylor did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
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