LISTEN: Kyle Smithpeters comments on COVID-19 Coronavirus, NJCAA Tournament

Posted: March 12, 2020 @ 10:33 am

Matt Varney speaks with John A. Logan College Basketball coach Kyle Smithpeters ahead of the NJCAA Tournament about their potential opponents, having to wait over a week until playing again, Jay Scrubb, and how COVID-19 is affecting the NJCAA Tournament.

"Everything is, obviously, still on and a-go," says Smithpeters. "They're gonna limit contact amongst the teams and the players from the standpoints of post-game interviews, pregame banquets, things like that."

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LISTEN: Kyle Smithpeters comments on COVID-19 Coronavirus, NJCAA Tournament

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