NCAA tournaments canceled

[Bradley3342]

The NCAA just announced it is canceling all of its men and women’s basketball tournaments.

[Go_Braves]

The NCAA just announced it is canceling all of its men and women’s basketball tournaments.

With everything - everything that is going on - All of us Bradley Fans should at least be grateful that Bradley was crowned
2020 Missouri Valley Tournament Champions. No school in the Big 10, Big East, power 5 conferences, all other unfinished
conference tournaments will name a conference tournament champion this year.

I am truly grateful that Bradley accomplished their championship before all sporting events were shut down.

I am looking forward to receiving out here in Colorado my Bradley 2020 MVC Championship T-shirts.... Both of them, a 2020, and a back to back Championship T-shirts.

[bradleyfan124]

With everything - everything that is going on - All of us Bradley Fans should at least be grateful that Bradley was crowned
2020 Missouri Valley Tournament Champions. No school in the Big 10, Big East, power 5 conferences, all other unfinished
conference tournaments will name a conference tournament champion this year.

I am truly grateful that Bradley accomplished their championship before all sporting events were shut down.

I am looking forward to receiving out here in Colorado my Bradley 2020 MVC Championship T-shirts.... Both of them, a 2020, and a back to back Championship T-shirts.

I agree. I am thankful Bradley was able to win the conference before it may have been canceled. They cant take that away from them.

[bigjimmy]

Just a stunning development. Feel sorry for all the players that won’t have a chance to play for a championship. Feel real sorry for the seniors who have played their last game. None of them deserve to have their careers end like this. Was hoping to see DB, Nate and Koch have a chance to play more than 1 more game. But since it seems like almost every sport is doing this it seems like this is the right thing to do.

[Wisconsin-Brave]

Thanks for all the wonderful memories Darrell, Nate & Koch.

You were ALL instrumental in rebuilding Bradley Men’s Basketball and bringing it back.

You earned back-to-back conference tournament championships and took Bradley to the Big Dance for the first time in over 15 years.

My undying Thanks & gratitude !!!

[Dub]

Bradley men and our seniors are among the very few who end their season as true winners.

[KillerB]

Coach Wardle comments:

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1238222325511684097

[algotrader]

March Sadness.

But come on, you guys could've just.....delayed things and played them later. You know, classes go until June.

[Da Coach]

Coach Wardle comments:

https://twitter.com/bradleyumbb/status/1238222325511684097

Here is a longer video (a little over 12 minutes) with comments by both Brian Wardle and Andrea Gorski about the situation (sound quality no too consistent)

https://twitter.com/ScoutSportsDesk/status/1238208273645371392

[Dub]

March Sadness.

But come on, you guys could've just.....delayed things and played them later. You know, classes go until June.

I do agree that the timetables and announcements were surprising. Very knee-jerk. As recently as 24 hours ago the decision was made to proceed but without fans. Just suspend and revisit in a few days when more is known and understood. It seems there is a commitment to making this as extreme a situation as possible.

[Da Coach]

A lot of it is CYA.

[BraveBird]

As everyone has already mentioned, this is just a tough situation. As fans we all want to see our teams make it to the dance, but this is probably the right decision. I am glad I had the DVR set and taped the MVC championship game. I will be watching it a few times over the next few weeks and wondering what would have been.

[Big Mike]

Watching ESPN today, they floated an idea that made sense to me. All senior student athletes should get a 5th year next season as grad students above the standard 15 scholarship allotment. Schools that do not have the funding should get the scholarships paid by NCAA. So players like Bar, Brown and Kennell still get a shot at the Big Dance if so desired. Thoughts?

[Bradley3342]

I heard that too Big Mike and agree with you totally. It sounds like a great idea! Why not give these seniors a chance to compete in the Big dance next year. I also think the NCAA should have waited this out awhile to see what was going to actually develop in the next few weeks.

[Dub]

I predict schools will be closed by Monday latest.