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NCAA releases guidelines for 2020 basketball season

The NCAA announced its safety guidelines Friday, Sept. 25, for the ensuing college basketball season. According to the updated guidelines basketball was listed as a high contact risk sport with regard to COVID-19.

The full guidelines can be read here.

Testing

The NCAA stated in the updated guidelines that schools are to work closely with applicable medical personnel to evaluate and discuss the benefits and limitations of each of these alternatives before finalizing a specific testing strategy.

According to the testing section schools are encouraged to proactively pursue discussions with local hospitals and local CLIA labs.