IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced updated operational protocols and procedures related to COVID-19 for the 2021-22 men’s and women’s basketball seasons, retroactive to the start of conference play.
The protocols were unanimously approved Monday by the conference’s athletic directors and are subject to modification pending changes to national, state, local or NCAA guidelines.
The conference has established a minimum of seven eligible scholarship players and at least one coach to be available for a conference game to proceed as scheduled. Any team with fewer than seven available scholarship players due to COVID-19 maintains the option to play a game if desired.