The rambling wreck of Georgia Tech just got some horrible news after learning that Moses Wright, the ACC Player of the Year and Tech’s top scorer, will miss the first round of March Madness after testing positive for COVID-19. Georgia Tech qualified for March Madness for the first time since […]
Tag: College basketball COVID-19
Kansas Out of Big 12 Tourney Due to COVID-19, Texas Advances to Conference Finals
Jayhawks down. The #11 Kansas Jayhawks became the fourth major college basketball program in the last 24 hours, and the first Big 12 team, to prematurely exit from their conference tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test from a player. Kansas and Texas were scheduled to meet semifinals of the […]
COVID KO’s Virginia, Second Team Pulls Out of ACC Tourney After Positive Test
For the second day in a row, a team pulled out of the ACC college basketball tournament. The #16 Virginia Cavaliers (18-6) were ranked #1 in the ACC conference tournament, but withdrew after a player tested positive for COVID-19. Virginia and Georgia Tech were slated to meet in the ACC […]
How Will March Madness Work This Year? Tracking the Changes to the 2021 NCAA Tournament
After the NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball championships last year, the return of March Madness in 2021 comes as a welcome treat for sports fans who missed out on their chance to fill out a bracket in 2020. But while there will be as much action as ever, […]
Duke Out of ACC Tourney After Positive COVID-19 Test, Subpar Season Dunzo
The Duke Blue Devils (13-11) were on the bubble of the 2021 March Madness college basketball tournament, but an outbreak of COVID-19 derailed their lackluster season. Duke withdrew from the ACC Tournament after one member of the team tested positive for COVID-19. Unranked Duke was slated to meet #15 Florida […]
Pac 12 Double-Headers Now a Thing as Oregon on Pause Again with COVID-19
The Oregon vs. UCLA men’s basketball game scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 19 in Eugene will instead take place on Feb. 1 in Los Angeles. The schools, both atop the Pac 12 at 9-2, will play two in five days at Pauley Pavillon after they were forced to move a December […]
Penn State Men’s Basketball on Pause, Saturday Game vs. No. 10 Michigan Cancelled
Top 10 college basketball programs continue to be affected this week as Penn State men’s team announced all team activities are on pause due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within its program. As a result, Saturday’s home game vs. rival No. 10 Michigan has been cancelled. This is […]
Coach K in Quarantine Due to COVID-19 Exposure, Duke vs. Florida State Off
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been one of the most outspoken figures in sport, questioning the necessity of putting amateur athletes at-risk during a pandemic. Now, Coach K is starting the new year off in quarantine after being exposed to a COVID-19 positive person within the Blue Devils’ program. […]
Virginia vs. Virginia Tech Men’s Hoops First Showdown of 2021 to CancelÂ
An anticipated battle of ranked ACC programs between No. 23 Virginia and No. 24 Virginia Tech for Saturday in Charlottesville, is postponed league officials announced on New Year’s Day. The game was called off due to an unnamed member of the Cavaliers’ coaching staff testing positive for COVID-19. Virginia Tech […]
‘It Was a Bitch’: Pitt Basketball Coach Comes Clean About COVID-19, Suggests College Hoops Shouldn’t Continue
Pittsburgh men’s basketball head coach Jeff Capel didn’t hold back Monday night during a press conference in advance of what should have been Tuesday’s game pitting his Panthers vs. his alma mater, No. 20 Duke. The game was canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Pitt program. The 45-year-old […]
Villanova Basketball on Pause After Head Coach Jay Wright Tests Positive for COVID-19
Villanova men’s basketball has stopped team activities after head coach Jay Wright tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Wright said he is experiencing mild symptoms and is in isolation. “Unfortunately, we have had two staff members test positive. I am one of them,†Wright said in a statement Sunday. My […]
Keyontae Johnson Released from Hospital, Diagnosis Raises Questions About Safety of College Sports During Pandemic
Ten days after collapsing on the court, Florida star forward Keyontae Johnson is set to be released from the hospital in time for the Christmas holiday. Johnson has been diagnosed with acute myocarditis, which is likely related to an earlier COVID-19 infection. Johnson, the SEC’s preseason player of the year […]
College Hoops Heavyweight Bout Villanova vs. Virginia Canceled
To draw the nation’s pandemic-stricken eyes back to NCAA basketball, a marquee matchup between No. 7 Villanova and No. 17 Virginia was cooked up for a prime time shot at Madison Square Garden. And, like more than 150 college games before it this young season, it too has been called […]
Duke Men’s Basketball Cancels Nonconference Schedule for Rest of Season, Xavier on Pause
Less than 48 hours after Coach K laid out his feelings about the carelessness of playing college basketball during a pandemic, Duke men’s basketball announced it will forgo its remaining nonconference games for the rest of the 2020-21 season. The decsion won’t preclude them from appearing in any post-season tournaments. […]
Coach K: ‘I Don’t Think This Feels Right To Anybody’ as COVID-19 Sidelines College Basketball’s Top Programs
Duke’s legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski looked sullen from the bench as No. 10 Illinois took his No. 6 Blue Devils to task, 83-68, at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday night. At the post-game press conference, he questioned why the game is going on at all during the pandemic’s darkest days. […]
Coast-to-Coast College Basketball COVID Cancellations Define Week Two
As Florida’s men’s basketball team puts its regular schedule on hold to travel to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino for a pair of games in the Legends Classic tournament, other programs will have to start getting more creative to remain viable. The Gators will tipoff against Army on Wednesday and Boston […]