Shortly after Houston men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson woke up on Tuesday morning, he received word that his team was going to have to pause all team-related activities for at least a few days due to positive COVID-19 tests within the program.
While the 65-year-old head coach had a sense of what was to come after the team tested on Monday, it did not make receiving the news any less stunning.
“You’re not quite sure what to do,” Sampson told reporters on Tuesday afternoon on a Zoom conference call.
The Pembroke, North Carolina, native’s first reaction after he was able to gain his composure was to make sure that those within his program who had tested positive for the coronavirus were doing well.