Sac State men’s basketball game postponed following potential COVID-19 exposure

Matchup against Santa Clara to be rescheduled

Sacramento State men’s basketball head coach Brian Katz talks to the team during a timeout in the first half of a game against the University of Idaho at The Nest at Sac State Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. The men’s game scheduled for Dec. 12 against the Santa Clara University was postponed after concerns that a member of the Sac State travel party may have been exposed to the coronavirus.

Jordan Latimore
December 11, 2020

The Hornets’ Saturday matchup against the Santa Clara Broncos has been postponed after a member of Sac State’s traveling party was recently exposed to COVID-19, according to Ryan Bjork, head of media relations.

After a dominant 3-0 start to its season, Sacramento State’s men’s basketball team will remain undefeated a bit longer.

This is the third basketball game including men’s and women’s to be either shut down or canceled in the 2020-2021 Sac State basketball season.

The Hornets and Broncos will attempt to reschedule the game to a later date, according to the Hornet Athletics website. The men’s basketball team’s next game is expected to be played Dec. 19 against UC Davis.

Hornet Sports and COVID-19

The numbers: Exposures and positive cases at Sac State
Games canceled: Men’s basketball | Women’s basketball
Seasons canceled: No football until fall ’21 | Men’s soccer canceled
The protocols: Athletes testing thrice a week | Women’s basketball | Volleyball
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Jordan Latimore, managing editor

(he/him)

Jordan Latimore joined the State Hornet in the spring of 2019 as a staff writer and is now a managing editor after previously serving as a staffer and editor for the sports section for six semesters. Before joining The State Hornet he wrote for his school paper, The Bruin Voice, where he had a sports column. Jordan is majoring in journalism and aspires to cover professional sports in the future.