When it comes to March and the Mid-American Conference tournament, all Toledo coach Tod Kowalczyk wants each year is a chance.
With the growing list of sporting events restricted or canceled because of the coronavirus worldwide and now in the United States, that is no longer a given. Just ask the teams in the Ivy League which decided to cancel its whole postseason tournament.
So when he learned on Tuesday night that the MAC tournament crowds would be restricted in accordance with a recommendation from Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, he was willing to accept that reality.
The tournament is closed to the general public, but the MAC is allowing the attendance of “credentialed institutional personnel, student-athlete family members, credentialed media, television and radio crews, and official team party members”.