IUPUI-Oakland Men’s Basketball Game Canceled, Deemed No Contest
INDIANAPOLIS – IUPUI and Oakland announced on Tuesday that their men’s basketball game scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 27 has been canceled.
The announcement followed positive COVID-19 tests within IUPUI’s tier I individuals.
Horizon League policy, vetted by multiple membership groups and approved by the Horizon League Council, states that contests that are canceled due to COVID-19 are to be considered forfeits unless deemed a no contest by the Commissioner. League policy authorizes the Commissioner to deem a cancellation a no-contest when the involved institution can demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances led to the cancellation. Given the surge in positive cases due to the Omicron variant, the Council agreed that a high volume of breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals is considered extraordinary.
IUPUI sought to deem missed competition on January 27 a no contest since it is unable to field a team due to breakthrough cases among vaccinated student-athletes. Commissioner Julie Roe Lach granted the requested relief noting that it satisfied the extraordinary standard.
If needed, additional updates to the schedule will be announced at a later date.