The Sun Belt Conference basketball season is set to open Friday with a scheduling format aimed at ensuring safety in an unprecedented coronavirus season.
This season, both ASU and UALR men's and women's basketball programs will face only divisional foes. They also will play the same team on Fridays and Saturdays, sometimes less than 24 hours apart.
While coaches and players understand the emphasis on safety, questions remain about how the tightly packed schedule will affect competitive balance.
"[The plan) is something that is a good thing as far as covid-19 goes," University of Arkansas at Little Rock women's Coach Joe Foley said.