Vanderbilt Coach Apologizes for Yelling ‘I’ll f—ing kill you’ at Freshman Player

Vanderbilt basketball head coach Kevin Stallings let his emotions get the better of him during Thursday's NCAA game against the Tennessee Volunteers.

After the Commodores picked up the 73-65 win, Stallings sought out his freshman player, Wade Baldwin IV and yelled at him. Stallings, who was still riled up, can be heard screaming, "I'm going to f-king kill you." His profanity-laced tirade continued throughout and after the post-game handshakes.

The coach was reportedly upset with Baldwin, who had clapped his hands right in the face of Tennessee's Armani Moore after the game.

"I handled it completely inappropriately and I apologized to Wade - and I need to apologize to our fans and the Vanderbilt administration," the coach told ESPN. "Having said that, and it may seem as though I'm trying to rationalize my behavior, sportsmanship will continue to be a high priority. I did not mean it in the literal sense and I've never touched a player in all my years as a coach. That's not me. I will learn from this and handle this situation differently in the future."

In the University statement, Stallings added, "One of our players acted inappropriately and violated what we believe to be is good sportsmanship following the game. In my haste to resolve the situation, I made a very inappropriate comment. While obviously it was not meant literally, it was still inappropriate. I apologized to the player immediately following the game...[I'm] very remorseful of my actions tonight."

Watch the exchange here:

Guard Baldwin tweeted his support for Stallings after the incident.