After a little delay, it’s almost time for the 30th season of the Prime Time League — a summer menu of fast-paced basketball starring most of the upcoming men's rosters at Iowa and Northern Iowa.
To get you prepped, here are five topics to know and observe as you either read our coverage or decide to settle into a chair or bleacher seat at either the North Liberty Community Center or the Cedar Valley SportsPlex (Thursday’s openers are in North Liberty):
A fast season, absences
The league is starting two weeks later than usual, after the NCAA requested additional paperwork from longtime commissioner Randy Larson, and so the 29-day schedule is compressed: Five regular-season games, plus three dates set aside for a mini-playoff.