Have you been wondering if Anthony Jordan was serving as a referee for the 2019 SEC Tournament? Well, wonder no more as a report out of Knoxville claims the official has been suspended by the league.

If you aren’t familiar with the name Anthony Jordan, he was brought into the public spotlight after calling Tennessee’s trip to LSU. The Volunteers lost that game in the closing moments, which led some fans to discover a Facebook photo of Jordan supporting the Tigers.

After that discovery, his call of the Tennessee-LSU game was put under the microscope. In that contest, Jordan called more fouls on Tennessee than either of the other two referees called on both teams combined in the game.

News of Jordan’s suspension comes from Jimmy Hyams of WNML radio in Knoxville. Hyams is reporting that Jordan has not called an SEC game since the LSU game and he will not call any games in the 2019 SEC Tournament.

Following Tennessee’s loss to LSU and the discovery of the photo, head coach Rick Barnes had this to say during his weekly press conference.

“I have been in contact with them since the game, a couple of different times and I appreciate them and how they talked to me and what we’ve talked about,” Barnes said. “Like I said, I have full confidence that they will do the right thing. I really do. They understand the situation and they are as upset about it as we would be but the fact is they’ll handle it and we have to get ready to play another game.”

The SEC issued this statement following the discovery of Jordan’s Facebook photo:

“Anthony Jordan, the official in this social media post, has communicated to us that while traveling in Spain five years ago he saw the t-shirt from an SEC team for sale in a store. He took a picture and posted that picture to be seen by friends via social media account. He said it was his intent to make a light-hearted social media post about having seen the t-shirt in another country and not to express affinity for a particular school.

“Jordan has officiated at a high level in the SEC for 19 years, including 11 assignments in the NCAA postseason tournaments.

“We do not find this social media post to be acceptable with our expectations and will proceed accordingly, while also acknowledging Mr. Jordan has a lengthy track record as a fair and impartial basketball official.”