Rumor: Conference official says cancellation of NCAA Tournament is possibility

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”.

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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.

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