Division I HBCU basketball programs may be forced to make the difficult decision to shut down the season if COVID-19 outbreaks continue
Prairie View basketball coach Bryon Smith knew the 2020-21 season would be imaginatively different based on how the previous one concluded.
Rewind nine months.
The Panthers were preparing to play in the SWAC Tournament in Birmingham, Ala. The team hotel was booked. Pre and postgame meals had been setup. All that was left to do was practice and play.