MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 04: (L-R) Senior Vice President of Basketball for the NCAA Dan Gavitt ... [+] and NCAA President Mark Emmert speak to the media ahead of the Men's Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 04, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images) Getty ImagesThe NCAA will make an announcement on the start of the 2020-21 college basketball season by mid-September, the organization announced Monday. “In the coming weeks, the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees will take the lead with me in a collaborative process of finalizing any recommendations for consideration by the NCAA Division I Council for the start of the college basketball season,” the NCAA said in a statement. “We need the NCAA to tell us when we start and when [the NCAA] Tournament will take place,” the league source said. While circumstances may warrant flexibility resulting in a different and perhaps imperfect season, the ultimate goal is to safely provide student-athletes and teams with a great college basketball experience."

Source: Forbes August 17, 2020 20:15 UTC