On Thursday, Marquette athletics got on board the same plan that Connecticut, Seton Hall, and Villanova have already all announced. It’s official: There will be no spectators in attendance at Marquette men’s and women’s basketball games through at least the end of 2020.
This is due to the fact that we are in the eighth month of the United States at least pretending to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously and there is no end in sight. On Wednesday, the state of Wisconsin reported a record high total of new COVID-19 cases as well as a record high seven day average and a record high in positivity rate in tests.