The NCAA has recently announced that this March Madness will not be admitting any fans into the men’s or women’s basketball tournaments. With the Coronavirus pandemic going on, games will be played in empty stadiums, only allowing the presence of players, coaching staff, officials, and possibly some family members. 

“This is the opportunity of a lifetime for them, and many of them will only get one crack at this. So if we can do the games without fans, it’s hardly ideal. But it’s way better than not having the championship games.” 

-The NCAA president said to Sports Illustrated and The Athletic.

“As long as college sports goes on and college athletes get to play, and we can do it by controlling the environment as effectively as possible, we feel fine if we can continue to make that work. If that changes and the environment gets considerably worse, we will adjust.”