MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The WVU alumni basketball squad ‘Best Virginia’ will not compete in next month’s ‘The Basketball Tournament’ after multiple players have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.
The team opened practice last week and were set to face the Marshall alumni team ‘Herd That’ in the opening round of the tournament in Columbus, Ohio on July 5. Officials at the TBT were made aware on June 18 that one Best Virginia player tested positive during an initial round of testing.
Although it was determined that the timing of the positive test could have permitted the remainder of the team to enter into a 14-day self-quarantine and frequent-testing protocol, Best Virginia opted to withdraw from the 24-team field.