FAYETTEVILLE — The college basketball season is about to begin earlier.
The NCAA Division I Council approved Wednesday a proposal that will allow the season to begin the Tuesday before the second Friday in November, meaning the season could begin as early as Nov. 5 in some years. The 2018-19 season will begin Tuesday, Nov. 6.
“The hope is that the change in start date for basketball will create an excitement around the tip-off of the season and provide better scheduling balance in the calendar,” said Blake James, the Miami athletic director who is chair of the Division I Council.