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The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to start the 2020-21 college basketball season on Nov. 25, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
CBS Sports Matt Norlander provided more detail on the upcoming season:
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— No scrimmages or exhibits at all this season.
— NCAA has voted to keep recruiting check outs dead/banned up until Jan. 1.
— Regular-season capacity has actually been minimized by 4 video games
Krzyzewski and his fellow ACC coaches proposed an all-inclusive edition of March Madness, allowing all eligible D-I programs to participate in the event, but NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt said it wasnt an idea currently under factor to consider.
Wednesdays vote is the initial step towards the return of college basketball, however there are still lots of hurdles to get rid of before it gets underway.
One coach from a non-Power Five school informed Medcalf it would be “impossible” to schedule and play the basketball season today due to the fact that of monetary concerns.
The unpredictability with the Pac-12 and Big Ten, combined with questions about the conferences beyond the Power Five– which represent a majority of the 350-plus Division I basketball programs– will require to get resolved over the next 2 months.
If the season moves on as arranged, Rothstein reported there are eight early-season tournaments set up to happen in Orlando, Florida (h/t Sports Business Journal). Itll provide groups with a bubble-like environment that the NBA, WNBA and NHL have effectively utilized to play in the middle of the pandemic.
How numerous games each team will play– the common number is around 30 for the regular season– and whether fans will be cleared to attend are amongst the other problems that will depend on how soon a groups conference has the ability to begin and the regional COVID-19 standards in location.
In August, longtime Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski stressed the value of the Big Dance during an appearance on ESPN Radios Keyshawn, JWill & & Zubin.
” Were the important things that the NCAA is most concerned about since mens college basketball and the tournament spends for something like … it produces 98 percent or more of the cash for the NCAA. We need to have the tournament. We cant have it where two years in a row you do not have the NCAA tournament.”
The season was at first set up to start on Nov. 10, but it was pushed back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
With the start date supposedly settled, there are key concerns to answer as the sport tries to rebound after the 2020 NCAA competition was canceled in March since of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2 Power Five conferences that postponed their football seasons, the Pac-12 and Big Ten, have not committed to starting basketball on time. Schools from mid-major conferences could struggle for financial viability without games against top-tier challengers, per ESPNs Myron Medcalf.
— Teams can begin practicing as much as 12 hours each week starting Sept. 21
