While the VCU Rams were poised to take on the Oregon Ducks tonight, in the preliminary of the NCAA‘s guys’s competition, the video game, which was to air on TNT, was ruled a no-contest due to “COVID-19 procedures.” Any March Madness dreams on the part of the Rams quickly ended there.
As an outcome, Oregon will advance to the next round of the competition,” said the NCAA in a statement “The NCAA and the committee remorse that VCU’s student-athletes and training staff will not be able to play in a tournament in which they earned the right to get involved.
While the company did not supply specific details, relating to the breach of safety protocols, VCU coach Mike Rhoades noted that numerous positive Covid tests had actually come back to the team, over the course of the last 48 hours. The guidelines of the NCAA competition need that each team has at least five qualified players on the court, in order for a game to continue.
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It has actually been a dream for all of us to play in the NCAA Competition,” stated Rhoades, in a statement
While the Rams were left reeling following tonight’s announcement, the tournament is moving on. The Ducks’ next match-up will happen on Monday, opposite the Iowa Hawkeyes.
At time of reporting, Missouri is currently facing off versus Oklahoma, as Norfolk State confronts Gonzaga.
Tonight’s @TexasMBB vs. @ACU_MBB video game will be simulcast on @tntdrama and @truTV following @OU_MBBall vs. @MizzouHoops
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