Friar Basketball · Mar 11, 2020
Friars Prep for Butler, BET
An already atypical season for the Providence Friars will now include an NCAA tournament without fans, as well as the potential of the latter stages of the Big East Tournament being played in front of no one as well due to the coronavirus.
The Big East Tournament opens Wednesday night, and fans will be in attendance, but the NCAA announced late Wednesday afternoon its decision to play without fans for the NCAA Tournament. A few hours later, the Big 10 announced its conference will not have fans in attendance beginning on Thursday.
The Big East could potentially decide to make a similar decision tonight or tomorrow.