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Attendance to be restricted at MAC Tournaments due to coronavirus outbreak

DeKALB — After the Ivy League announced it had canceled its basketball tournament due to the threat of the COVID-19, or coronavirus outbreak, the Mid-American Conference announced changes to its basketball tournaments Tuesday.

The MAC Men's and Women's Tournaments will continue as scheduled, however, a restricted attendance policy will be implemented for the events at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

Only credentialed institutional personnel, student-athlete family members, credentialed media and official team party members will be permitted for attendance for the tournament, according to a statement released by the MAC Associate Commissioner Ken Mather.