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Arizona opting out of NIT Season Tip-Off, per report

Looks like the Arizona Wildcats won’t be going to Disneyland after all.

Stadium’s Jeff Goodman is reporting that Arizona will no longer be playing in the NIT Season Tip-Off, which was set to be played over Thanksgiving weekend at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The event is one of several preseason tournaments that have been moved from their original locales (in this case, New York City) due to scheduling changes prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Arizona, Cincinnati, St. John’s and Texas Tech were the marquee teams scheduled to play in the NIT, but Goodman’s report also indicates St.