San Diego State coach Steve Fisher has been reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference for his remarks made Monday that were critical of the firing of Wyoming coach Heath Schroyer last week and violated the league's sportsmanship rule.

Fisher used his opening statement during the weekly coaches' teleconference to criticize Schroyer's firing on Feb. 7 with seven regular season games remaining for the Cowboys, who were 8-15 and 1-8 in conference play.

"For a coach to be fired with six weeks to go in the season is inexcusable," Fisher said. "We talk to our players about commitment, not cutting and running, and yet when things go south a little bit, often our administrators say, 'What do we do to please our biggest donor or the perception standpoint?'"

Fisher noted that Schroyer was terminated with three seasons remaining on his contract after the fourth-year coach had been awarded an extension following the 2009 season.

"This is not the NBA," Fisher said. "This is not the NFL. Yes, this will happen before and will happen again. That doesn't make it right.

"It's wrong. It should not have been that way. It should have been done in a professional manner. A six-week jump on the market is not worth it."