UC Irvine coach Russell Turner apologized for comments he directed at Oregon's Louis King during their Round of 32 matchup Sunday.

"Coach Turner reached out today to express his apology to Louis and the King family, as well as the staff and program," Oregon said in a statement Monday. "He reiterated they were not meant to offend. All parties accepted the apology and are moving past the issue."

Coach Turner reached out today to express his apology to Louis and the King family, as well as the staff and program for in game comments. He reiterated they were not meant to offend. All parties accepted the apology and are moving past the issue. — Oregon Men's Basketball (@OregonMBB) March 25, 2019

Turner said he tried to "irritate" King by calling him "queen" in the Ducks 73-54 win over the Anteaters.

"I was saying 'double team queen.' Trying to see if I could irritate him, and I did," Turner told reporters postgame. "And I kept talking to my team about what we wanted to do. Calling him queen because I knew it might irritate him because of how important he is to their team, like a queen in chess. It was a play on his name of King.

"It bothered him. (He) started thinking about me, started thinking about (UC Irvine's) Max (Hazzard). But he came back and finished the game really strong."

Here is the video of UC Irvine head coach Russ Turner explaining his reasoning for calling Oregon freshman Louis King "Louis Queen" during the game. pic.twitter.com/2xGnCsYyWa — Matt Prehm (@MattPrehm) March 25, 2019

King, a 6-foot-9-inch forward, is Oregon's second-leading scorer in the tournament. He posted 16 points, four rebounds and one assist against UC Irvine, who upset No. 4 Kansas State to earn its first ever NCAA Tournament win in the Round of 64.

Oregon advances to face Virginia, the South's top seed, on Thursday.