NAIA Cancels All Winter Championship Events
Men's Basketball
March 12, 2020
Kansas City, Mo. – The NAIA announced today that effective immediately, it will be cancelling all remaining winter championship events, including those that are currently underway this includes the NAIA DII Basketball Championships.
The health and safety of our student-athletes, as well as all involved in our championship events, is the NAIA's highest priority. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 developments and NAIA leadership will work closely with our member institutions to determine the best path forward for future NAIA events, including all spring 2020 championships.
From Oregon Tech Men's Basketball: We are hopeful that the tournament will be continued at a later date, but are unsure at this time. 🏀Thank you to all the fans that traveled to Sioux Falls this week, those planning to watch our games, and everyone who rooted for us this season! Your support means everything to us and does not go unnoticed!
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Effectively immediately, the Cascade Collegiate Conference Commissioner Robert Cashell has announced the suspension of conference spring competition from March 12-29, 2020.
The CCC sports currently in their championship seasons – men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, baseball and softball – will take a two-week hiatus from conference action due to COVID19 concerns. A task force has been put in place to continue to monitor the situation and will recommend how action (both regular-season and postseason play) will resume if and when that happens. The task force will begin meeting regularly with the next public comment on conference competitions scheduled for March 29.
"After very thoughtful consideration our Council of AD's and Council of President's support the suspension of CCC competitions for a period of time," stated Cashell. "The hiatus will allow us all an opportunity to assess the very fluid health crisis going on around the world and determine the best steps moving forward that are in the best interest of the health and welfare of the student-athletes on each of our campuses."
Decisions on all non-CCC sporting events – both in and out of championship seasons – along with sports not sponsored by the CCC will be determined at the local level.
