The Summit League men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be held without fans and moved to a smaller venue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, because of COVID-19 concerns, conference commissioner Tom Douple said Thursday.
The tournament is scheduled for March 6-9. It originally was slated for the Denny Sanford Premier Center, which seats about 12,000, and now will be held at the 3,250-seat Sanford Pentagon.
“It is with deep disappointment, yet an equally deep amount of conviction, that we came to this conclusion because the health, safety and welfare of our student-athletes, coaches, administrators, fans, and the Sioux Falls community remain our highest priorities,” Douple said.
This will be the 13th consecutive year the Summit League basketball tournaments will be held in Sioux Falls.