NCAA VP of basketball Dan Gavitt tells AP the association tried to salvage the postseason with a 16-team tournament, played over one long weekend in Atlanta.
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) March 13, 2020
Yea bc the top 16 teams always make the sweet sixteen….
— Too weird to live, too rare to die (@wake_n_blake3) March 13, 2020
Which would undoubtedly have left out all the mid-majors. No thanks…
— John Feinstein (@JFeinsteinBooks) March 13, 2020
NCAA SVP of Basketball Dan Gavitt walks Andy Katz through the intense and unprecedented decision to cancel the NCAA tournament.
The reality set in quickly that even a shortened tournament could not be pulled off without putting people at risk, and the NCAA’s biggest event of the year was canceled Thursday afternoon.
Probably for the best.
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