Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament to be canceled due to coronavirus

UPDATE (9:18am):  The Pac-12 Conference has officially canceled the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament, just three hours before Oregon and Oregon State were scheduled to tip off in the quarterfinals from T-Mobile Arena.

Official word from the @pac12 #coronavirus

“The Pac-12 Conference has made the decision to cancel the remainder of the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament and all Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 Championship events, effective immediately, until further notice.” (1/2)

— 750 The Game (@750TheGame) March 12, 2020

“This decision has been made in consultation with our member universities in an effort to limit the spread of the virus and in the interest of the health and safety of our student-athletes, campus personnel, working and event personnel, and all those who attend Pac-12 events.”

— 750 The Game (@750TheGame) March 12, 2020

Sources have confirmed that the Pac-12 tournament has been cancelled.

— Ryan Kartje (@Ryan_Kartje) March 12, 2020

The Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament has been cancelled, multiple sources tell @247Sports.

— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) March 12, 2020

Pac 12 will also be cancelled, per source.

— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 12, 2020

The Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers were scheduled to tip off at Noon in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.  That game will not take place.

The Pac-12 was one of the last conferences to announce a change, as the conference tournaments in the AAC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, WAC, and others were all canceled as well.

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