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The males’s basketball video game in between Kentucky as well as Texas A&M, which was arranged for Tuesday, has actually been postponed as a result of COVID-19 problems within the Aggies’ program.
Texas A&M Assistant Athletics Communications Director Evan Roberts interacted the thinking for the choice in a declaration.
“Tuesday’s contest between Texas A&M men’s basketball and Kentucky has been postponed due to a combination of positive tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Texas A&M program, consistent with Southeastern Conference COVID-19 management requirements.”
Per Roberts, no make-up day has actually been established right now.
The Aggies have actually not played given thatJan 30, when they defeat Kansas State 68-61. The Kentucky video game will certainly note the 6th straight postponed competition as a result of COVID-19 problems given that the gain the Wildcats.
Texas A&M introduced that the program had actually stopped all task when introducing that itsFeb 3 competition versus Vanderbilt, which was the very first video game postponed in this stretch, was aborted.
At this time around, the Aggies presently have 2 even more regular-season video games arranged on Saturday at Missouri as well as Wednesday, March 3 in your home versusMississippi State The postponed competitions have actually not been rescheduled.
In enhancement, the SEC event is arranged to start on Wednesday, March 10.
The SEC has actually mostly had the ability to carry out its timetable amidst the COVID-19 pandemic beyond Texas A&M, with couple of video games terminated in February.
A Florida at LSU video game collection forFeb 6 was postponed, as were LSU at Ole Miss as well as Mississippi State at Auburn onThursday All various other video games, omitting the Aggies’ slate, have actually taken place as arranged.
The Aggies were formerly arranged to return Saturday versus Arkansas, however an added favorable examination within the Texas A&M program compelled the post ponement of that video game, per the Bryan-College Station Eagle, that kept in mind that the group has actually just had actually restricted techniques this month.
Texas A&M is just one of countless groups which has actually been compelled to delay big stretches of video games as a result ofCOVID-19 Of note, Louisville was out for almost 3 weeks in February prior to returning Saturday versus UNC, as well as theNo 2 Baylor Bears have actually been out for 3 weeks. Baylor is readied to return on Tuesday, nevertheless, versus Iowa State.