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Report: Nov. 25 and Dec. 4 are “likeliest” start dates for college basketball season

According to Jon Rothstein, two start dates have emerged as the “likeliest” start dates for the 2020-21 college basketball season.

Those dates are Wednesday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Dec. 4, according to a report published late Thursday afternoon by Rothstein, who covers college basketball for CBS Sports.

The current scheduled start date for the college basketball season is Tuesday, Nov. 10. Indiana has a contract to play NJIT on that date at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Last week, NCAA Senior VP Dan Gavitt released the following statement regarding a schedule for the 2020-21 season:

As we prepare for the 2020-21 college basketball season, we have exercised patience and discipline in monitoring the effects of COVID-19 and making decisions regarding the season.