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Preferred Citation

Delay of Game: William & Mary Basketball Programs During COVID Project collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Scope and Contents

During their 2020-2021 season, the William & Mary men's and women's basketball teams played amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. These oral history interviews with players and coaches document their experience with audience restrictions, quarantines, and cancellations, with constant unknowns requiring them to adapt at all times. The men's team also discusses their racial justice initiative, "This Game is No Secret," and the intersection of sports and social issues.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by interviewees' last name.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Athletics--Basketball
• COVID-19 (Disease)
• Student activities