The remainder of the Big Ten men’s basketball conference tournament, which started Wednesday night in Indianapolis, has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. As of Tuesday evening, there have been at least 1.4M confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide, according to CBS News, and more than 81,000 people have died worldwide due to the virus. The conference made an official announcement Thursday morning after the NCAA decided the day before that March Madness would be played without fans in the stands. — The Big Ten Tournament has been canceled due to concerns about the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Big Ten Conference on Saturday afternoon released a statement on coronavirus, also known as COVID-19: