Attendance at Mississippi State athletic events has been severely restricted through at least March 30 due to concerns about COVID-19, an illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
A statement from the school released Wednesday evening states that beginning Thursday, attendance is limited to student-athletes, coaches, event staff, essential team and conference staff, credentialed media and immediate family members of the participating student-athletes and coaches.
With the NCAA’s decision to impose the same restrictions on the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments — the Mississippi State women’s basketball team will likely host an NCAA regional –MSU will refund tickets purchased for women’s basketball within 30 days.
Tickets purchased for Mississippi State baseball games will also be refunded, with season ticket holders refunded or receiving a credit for the amount of the value of their tickets.
“MSU Athletics will continue to monitor and evaluate the COVID-19 situation with University leadership, the SEC and NCAA,” Mississippi State noted in the statement. “Taking all precautions to protect our student-athletes, coaches, staff, fans and community remains our top priority.”
This story will be updated.
Theo DeRosa reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @Theo_DeRosa.
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