48 hours was all that it took for COVID-19 to stall the realm of sports and all of those participating in it. As the news of different collegiate conferences and professional sports suspending their seasons became public, a domino effect unfolded, and Valpo was just one of the many dominos that fell later throughout the week.
The first domino fell on Tuesday morning when the Ivy League cancelled both the men and women’s basketball conference tournaments. On Wednesday, the College Basketball Invitational was cancelled and the NCAA began to advise against fans.
As the rest of Wednesday and Thursday rolled on, the Big Ten, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac-12, Southeastern Conference, Big Eas, and the Western Athletic Conference closed off and cancelled their own respected conference tournaments for March Madness.