As the NBA, WNBA, and NHL continue to successfully push through their respective seasons in bubbles, along with The Basketball Tournament already crowning a champion in a similar – albeit smaller – bubble up in Columbus, OH, college basketball seems to be all-in on a similar idea.
Earlier this week, the NCAA officially filed a trademark for “Battle in the Bubble” with the intent to use the phrase for its tournaments and merchandise. This comes after NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt turned heads back in August when he said that as long as basketball is being played safely anywhere in the world, they’ll find a way to play college basketball, even if it means they have to play in a bubble.