This would certainly be the most jarring of all precautions in North America to battle COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus.
According to CBS Sports writer Dennis Dodd, he’s been in contact with a major conference official who alleges that an outright cancellation of the college basketball tournament is “definitely a possibility”.
Just now on @CBSSportsHQ our @dennisdoddcbs reports that a major conference official told him a total cancellation the NCAA Tournament is definitely a possibility
— Chris Hassel (@Hassel_Chris) March 11, 2020
Here is the latest statement from the NCAA:
As sports leagues worldwide are cancelling events and scheduling games to be played without fans, canceling the biggest college basketball tournament of the year would certainly be an indicator as to the seriousness of the coronavirus.
