The Lady Vols were set to tipoff head coach Kellie Harper’s second season Friday at Thompson-Boling Arena.
The contest has been canceled.
Florida A&M announced Monday that its women’s basketball team has opted out of the 2020-21 season due to concerns with COVID-19.
Florida A&M Women’s Basketball Opts Out of 2020-21 Competition https://t.co/vGCzRcmcuy
— Florida A&M Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) November 23, 2020
“We knew this season was going to be very fluid,” Harper said in a UT press release. “We have talked a lot with our team about having to be flexible and able to respond to change. That’s just going to be the nature of things this year.”
The Lady Vols are slated to play Western Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. EST on Saturday. The game will be live streamed on SECN+.