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No July recruiting period is complicating things for Xavier basketball coach Travis Steele

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College basketball coaches have had to navigate the disruption of the last few months the same as everyone else.

It’s been a dramatic shift in the day-to-day details of the job since the coronavirus pandemic squashed everyone's plans.

But, for as odd as the last few months must have felt, July is going to be really weird across the country for college basketball.

July is college basketball’s prime month for recruiting. Under normal circumstances, the AAU and summer league circuits are more active in July than a dog with a new toy.