NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament has been canceled "based on the latest developments and the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)", the league announced Thursday morning about an hour before the day's first scheduled game at Bridgestone Arena.
The Atlantic 10 Conference and Big Ten Conference on Thursday also announced the cancellation of their tournaments. St. Louis University was scheduled to play a quarterfinal-round game at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the A-10 tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Illinois was set to play at 1:25 p.m. Friday in the Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.