“We
will get through this and will return to play when it is safe to be
back,” Loyola coach Porter Moser said. The Ramblers halted
basketball activities after someone in the program tested positive
for coronavirus. | Tony Gutierrez/AP
Loyola did not identify who in the program tested positive, or
how many positive tests it received.
Loyola says its men’s basketball team has stopped all team
activities after members of the program tested positive for the
coronavirus.
“Since July, we have been mindful and diligent while testing
for the past 16 weeks with no positives until this point,” Loyola
head coach Porter Moser said in a statement released by the school.
“But, as we have seen throughout the county, COVID-19 cases are
on the rise, spiking everywhere, and unfortunately it has reached
our program. … We will get through this and will return to play
when it is safe to be back.”
Loyola did not identify who in the program — which consists of
student-athletes, coaches, managers and staff — tested positive,
or how many positive tests it received.
The university said the Nov. 25 scheduled start of practice will
be delayed. The Ramblers’ first game is scheduled for Dec. 30 at
home at Gentile Arena against Drake.
