UTA men’s basketball pauses activities after players test positive for COVID-19
The UT Arlington men’s basketball team has paused team activities after multiple players tested positive for COVID-19.
UTA confirmed that the program had three players test positive on Tuesday afternoon. Those players will be in isolation for a minimum of 10 days. The players were not identified.
“All team activities have been paused, pending additional testing,” UTA spokesperson Jason MacBain said in an email to the Star-Telegram. “A decision regarding the resumption of team workouts will be made at some point next week.”
UTA is coming off a 14-18 season in 2019. The Mavericks have not released their schedule for the 2020-21 season. The season typically starts in early November.
UTA has reported 46 positive COVID-19 cases since March 14 on its campus. The positive individuals include faculty, staff, students and contractors/ vendors who may have been present on campus during the time of their infection.
There have been 29 students test positive for COVID-19 since early August, including 13 within the last week.
This story was originally published September 15, 2020 at 6:06 PM.
