Moon Township, Pa. – The RMU men's basketball team announced changes to its 2020-21 schedule Thursday.
The 2020-21 season opener against Point Park at the UPMC Events Center scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 25, has been postponed. In addition, non-conference games for the Colonials against Central Michigan (Nov. 28) and Florida Gulf Coast (Dec. 2) have been canceled and will be rescheduled for the 2021-22 season. A decision regarding additional non-conference home games, including RMU's contest against Point Park, will be made in the near future.
The RMU men's basketball program has paused team activities due to positive COVID-19 test results among the team's personnel, which includes student-athletes, coaches and staff. The health and safety of the RMU and Moon Township community remains paramount as RMU Athletics continues to follow university, local, state and national guidelines in response to the global pandemic.
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"The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and staff is at the forefront of everything we do as a program," RMU Pat Gallagher Head Coach
Andrew Toole said. "As we've witnessed throughout the country, COVID-19 cases are on the rise. Despite our pause in team activities, we'll get through this stronger as a team and will return when it is safe for everyone involved."
RMU season ticket packages purchased for the 2020-21 season will be prorated to reflect the scheduling adjustments. More information regarding ticket information can be found on the Ticket FAQ page or by contacting
Jake Sullivan at (412) 397-4934 or via email at
sullivanja@rmu.edu.
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RMU will continue to adhere to the evolving recommendations and requirements of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), local and state health guidelines, the
RMU Ready Plan, RMU Athletics Return to Campus Policy and Procedures, UPMC Sports Medicine guidelines, the NCAA Resocialization of College Sports guidelines and the Horizon League COVID-19 Advisory Panels for all practice and workout activities. RMU will continue to be guided by its top priority, which is the health, safety and well-being of student-athletes, coaches and staff.
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