Dylon Harrison

Managing Editor

Both ISU’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are getting back on the court after having their previous season cut short by the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In order to keep the student athletes safe and healthy, ISU will be following the rest of the NCAA in adopting the NBA’s operating procedures.

With the exception of attending classes, all players are being kept in a team bubble in order to decrease the chance of spreading COVID-19.

The teams continue to practice and train together, with no limit on the amount of people in a room, on a regular basis, with daily temperature checks and weekly COVID-19 testing.

The biggest change that both teams will see this season will be the absence of a live crowd during their games. Only the teams, coaches and necessary officials will be allowed on the court, in order to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19.

In order for the players to still have the experience that they are accustomed to while playing, crowd noises will be piped into the court with reactions to what is happening in the game.

In addition, all games will be available to be viewed as they are played via live stream.

As of now, each team has had three scheduled games. The men’s team has played, and lost, all three. The women’s team has had two of the three cancelled, but won the game that was able to take place.

The men’s team’s next game will take place on Dec. 5. It will be played in Reed’s Gym against Montana Western.

The women’s team’s next game will take place on Dec. 6. It will be played in Lincoln, Nebraska against the University of Nebraska,

To access the live streams of the games, visit isubengals.com/coverage.aspx