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Rick Pitino Suggests NCAA Move Season Opener to January

Iona head coach Rick Pitino urged the NCAA on Wednesday to push the start of the college basketball season back to January.

Pitino said moving the season back can "buy some more time for a vaccine and to get things under control."

"Suggestion to the NCAA, push the start of the season back to January and only play league games," Pitino tweeted on Wednesday. "Buy some more time for a vaccine and to get things under control. Although I can’t wait to be back on the sidelines, the health of my players and staff is what’s really important.