College basketball official tests positive for coronavirus days after working tournament
By SDS Staff
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The Colonial Athletic Association announced Thursday that an official that worked the recent conference tournament has tested positive for coronavirus. The official wasn’t named in the release.
“The Colonial Athletic Association has been made aware that a game official who worked at the 2020 CAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has tested positive for the Coronavirus,” the CAA said in the statement.
“The official did not exhibit symptoms of the virus until 72 hours after the game he worked, but out of an abundance of caution the conference has made the involved institutions and tournament personnel aware of the situation so they can take proper precautionary measures.”
The CAA tournament was played from March 7-10 in Washington D.C., and 10 teams competed — Hofstra (won the tournament), Northeastern, Elon, Delaware, Towson, William & Mary, Charleston, Drexel, James Madison and UNCW.
On Thursday afternoon, the NCAA made the unprecedented decision to cancel the 2020 basketball tournament, as well as other spring championships for baseball and softball, among others.
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