Commish Chat is a series of one-on-one interviews between Southern Conference Commissioner Jim Schaus and various student-athletes, coaches, administrators, media members and more as they discuss SoCon athletics and issues that affect college athletics on a broader scale.

Schaus's guest for Episode 7 is NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt.

Schaus and Gavitt discuss the challenges around the decision to cancel last season's NCAA basketball championships, the biggest issues that the NCAA has had to deal with to get this season off the ground, how the men's baskebtall selection comittee's approach will be different this season, the NCAA's recent announcement that the 2021 tournament will be contested in a single location, and any additional steps that might need to be taken to ensure the 2021 is contested.