SALT LAKE CITY -- BYU Cougars guard Nick Emery is suspended from the team's next game following NCAA rules and he received a reprimand from the West Coast Conference on Thursday.
The Cougars face Weber State on Saturday.
Emery was given a flagrant foul 2 foul and ejected from Wednesday's game against Utah for punching Brandon Taylor near the end of the game. The ejection carries an automatic one-game suspension.
The freshman apologized to Taylor in a statement and added, "I got caught up in the intensity of the game and let my emotions get the best of me.