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The NCAA males’s basketball competition video game in between Oregon and VCU has actually been ruled a no-contest due to the fact that of COVID-19 protocols.
The NCAA Department I Men’s Basketball Committee announced the choice Saturday, with the Ducks advancing to the round of 32:
VCU head coach Mike Rhoades told reporters his team has had “several positive COVID-19 tests in the previous two days.”
A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade issued a statement about the scenario, calling it “tremendously disappointing and heartbreaking” for VCU’s student-athletes:
An Oregon spokesperson told Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports the team will have a workout and light practice at the Indianapolis Convention Center on Saturday night.
Per the rules established by the NCAA Division I guys’s and ladies’s basketball committees, teams forced to withdraw from the tournament since of health and wellness protocols would not be changed once the event starts.
The NCAA did establish a contingency plan in the instant aftermath of the 68- team field being announced on March14
NCAA senior vice president Dan Gavitt announced on Tuesday that no replacement teams were required.
Virginia was a question mark since of coronavirus concerns that forced it to withdraw from the ACC tournament, however the team was finally cleared to travel to Indianapolis on Friday. The Cavaliers are the No. 4 seed in the East Region and will play Ohio on Saturday.
VCU received an at-large bid after losing to St. Bonaventure in the A-10 competition last.
The Ducks and Rams were scheduled to tip off at 9: 57 p.m. ET in the final game of the West Area. Oregon will play Iowa or Grand Canyon in the 2nd round Monday.
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