The University of Cincinnati men's basketball team hasn't gone out to a restaurant for dinner as a group in nearly 10 months.
The team meal was at a Ruth's Chris Steak House in Texas in March after the Bearcats flew to Fort Worth for the American Athletic Conference (AAC) tournament.
Cincinnati was the No. 1 seed.
But the tournament never happened. It was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The novel coronavirus outbreak wiped out the entire postseason.
Ten months later, the pandemic has altered everything and created a 2020-21 season unlike any other UC head coach John Brannen has experienced or could have imagined.