Because of the coronavirus outbreak, Conference USA decided Thursday to suspend spring sport competition until further notice.
The men’s basketball team won their first round game against Old Dominion and was set to take on North Texas in the quarterfinals, but with restricted attendance. Originally, the conference basketball tournament was going to continue, but it wouldn’t be open to the general public.
“All remaining games will be played with the official team party, student-athlete family, credentialed media, television and radio crews and essential personnel,” Conference USA said in a statement Wednesday.
The next day, large-scale conferences around the country such as the SEC, ACC and others cancelled their tournaments.