UC Irvine cancels next two men’s basketball games due to COVID-19 protocols

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IRVINE, Calif. (KNX) — UC Irvine announced its next few men’s basketball games have been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.

The Anteaters’ matchup against California State University, Northridge, on Thursday and UC Santa Barbara on New Year’s Day will not be played, according to a news release from the school’s athletics department.

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Irvine’s next scheduled contest is at UC Davis on Jan. 6.

UC Irvine is just the latest Southern California university to cancel games in light of COVID-19 developments. On Christmas Eve, UCLA men’s basketball announced it was postponing its games against Arizona and Arizona State originally slated for this week.

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