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By David Taub, Senior Reporter
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November 30, 2020

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Fresno State paused its men’s basketball program because of COVID-19. Four games through Dec. 12 have been postponed.

“Though we have followed all proper COVID-19 protocols, unfortunately, we have confirmed multiple positive cases of COVID-19 within our men’s basketball program. Per our established protocols, the men’s basketball program will pause all athletic activity for a minimum of two weeks, as recommended by the CDC and the Fresno County Department of Public Health,” athletic director Terry Tumey said in an email message.

This is in addition to last Friday’s game at Pacific that was postponed because of delays in testing results from Pacific.

Fresno State won its first game of the year on Nov. 25, a 84-47 thrashing of NAIA school William Jessup. The game was played at the Save Mart Center without any fans allowed to attend.

“I am disappointed for our student-athletes, staff and fans that our program cannot practice of compete for a couple of weeks,” head coach Justin Hutson said on Twitter.

Fresno State did not announce new dates for its postponed games at Pacific, tonight vs. UC Riverside, Dec. 5 at Pepperdine, Dec. 8 vs. Cal State Northridge and Dec. 12 vs. Cal Poly.

The next scheduled men’s basketball game is now Dec. 19 vs. Fresno Pacific at the Save Mart Center.

Football Resumes, Women’s Hoops Continue

The shutdown of the men’s basketball team follows two games lost by the football squad.

Two home games, Nov. 21 vs. rival San Jose State and Nov. 27 vs. San Diego State, were cancelled because of contract tracing problems.

Saturday’s game at Nevada is still on the schedule.

The women’s basketball team played its first two games of the year, last Friday and Saturday versus West Virginia and Lamar. The games were played in Las Vegas as part of the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout.

The 1-1 Bulldogs return for its first home contest of the year on Thursday, 6 p.m. versus Colorado State. The same two teams will meet again on Friday evening.

As part of the Mountain West Conference’s schedule, conference opponents will meet twice during the same trip, either back-to-back days or with an off-day in the middle. Normal scheduling would have one game at home, and another on the road at different points in the season.

Other winter sports such as men’s wrestling has not announced its schedule for the season.

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David Taub,
Senior Reporter
Curiosity drives David Taub. The award-winning journalist might be shy, but feels mighty with a recorder in his hand. He doesn't see it his job to "hold public officials accountable," but does see it to provide readers (and voters) the information needed to make intelligent choices. Taub has been honored with several writing awards from the California News Publishers Association. He's just happy to have his stories read. Joining GV Wire in 2016, Taub covers politics, government and elections, mainly in the Fresno/Clovis area. He also writes columns about local eateries (Appetite for Fresno), pro wrestling (Off the Bottom Rope), and media (Media Man). Prior to joining the online news source, Taub worked as a radio producer for KMJ and PowerTalk 96.7 in Fresno. He also worked as an assignment editor for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, California, and KSEE-TV in Fresno. He has also worked behind the scenes for several sports broadcasts, including the NCAA basketball tournament, and the Super Bowl. When not spending time with his family, Taub loves to officially score Fresno Grizzlies games. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Taub is a die-hard Giants and 49ers fan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with dual degrees in communications and political science. Go Blue! You can contact David at 559-492-4037 or at Send an Email

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