•November 4, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports

Governor J.B. Pritzker’s announcement to move basketball from a medium risk sport to a high-risk sport last Tuesday caught nearly every athletic director, coach and player in the state completely off guard.
To add more confusion and frustration around the topic, the following day, the IHSA stated that basketball would be a local decision, and the basketball season will start on Monday, Nov. 16.
Basketball previously had been considered a medium risk Level 2 sport allowing intrasquad scrimmages while wearing masks.
The Board released the following statement regarding the basketball action.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.