COVID-19 putting college basketball traditions in quarantine

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2014, file photo, Taylor University students erupt with a roar as the Trojans score their 10th point against Kentucky Christian in the 18th annual Silent Night basketball game in Upland, Ind. Taylor's fans, who dress up in costumes or pajamas, sat in silence until the Trojans' score reaches ten. The game has been played each year on the Friday before finals week for decades, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the liberal arts university to call it off this year. (Jeff Morehead/The Chronicle-Tribune via AP)

FILE- In this Dec. 3, 2016, file photo, Maine's Ilija Stojiljkovic (11) looks to in-bound the ball as the Cameron Crazies shout from behind during an NCAA college basketball game against Duke in Durham, N.C. As the season begins in earnest this week, with a full slate of Division I games Wednesday, fans will notice the absence of traditions such as the Silent Night game across the college basketball landscape. The population of Krzyzewskiville at Duke will be zero, the Oakland Zoo at Pittsburgh a bit more tame. The Orange Crush at Illinois will be less intimidating and the ghost-like sound of “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” at Kansas will be merely the echoes from thousands of previous wins. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2016, file photo, Pittsburgh basketball fans in the student section known as "The Oakland Zoo" jeer while holding newspapers as the starting lineup of North Carolina State is introduced before an NCAA college basketball game in Pittsburgh. As the season begins in earnest this week, with a full slate of Division I games Wednesday, fans will notice the absence of traditions such as the Silent Night game across the college basketball landscape. The population of Krzyzewskiville at Duke will be zero, the Oakland Zoo at Pittsburgh a bit more tame. The Orange Crush at Illinois will be less intimidating and the ghost-like sound of “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” at Kansas will be merely the echoes from thousands of previous wins. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, Illinois forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili, left, and guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) are swarmed by fans after the team's NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State in Champaign, Ill. As the season begins in earnest this week, with a full slate of Division I games Wednesday, fans will notice the absence of traditions such as the Silent Night game across the college basketball landscape. The population of Krzyzewskiville at Duke will be zero, the Oakland Zoo at Pittsburgh a bit more tame. The Orange Crush at Illinois will be less intimidating and the ghost-like sound of “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” at Kansas will be merely the echoes from thousands of previous wins. (AP Photo/Rick Danzl, File)

FILE- In this Feb. 21, 2015, file photo, Kansas fans cheer during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against TCU at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. As the season begins in earnest this week, with a full slate of Division I games Wednesday, fans will notice the absence of traditions such as the Silent Night game across the college basketball landscape. The population of Krzyzewskiville at Duke will be zero, the Oakland Zoo at Pittsburgh a bit more tame. The Orange Crush at Illinois will be less intimidating and the ghost-like sound of “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” at Kansas will be merely the echoes from thousands of previous wins. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

DFILE - In this Feb. 17, 2016, file photom Saint Joseph's mascot Hawk runs on the court during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against the Dayton in Philadelphia. As the season begins in earnest this week, with a full slate of Division I games Wednesday, fans will notice the absence of traditions such as the Silent Night game across the college basketball landscape. The population of Krzyzewskiville at Duke will be zero, the Oakland Zoo at Pittsburgh a bit more tame. The Orange Crush at Illinois will be less intimidating and the ghost-like sound of “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” at Kansas will be merely the echoes from thousands of previous wins. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, Dile)