University of Kansas

KU basketball’s game vs. Tarleton State canceled less than 48 hours before tip

Kansas basketball team’s game Sunday against Tarleton State has been canceled because of a positive COVID-19 case in Tarleton’s program, KU announced on Friday.

The contest “will not be rescheduled at this time,” KU said in a release.

Both programs mutually agreed to the decision.

The game was originally going to pit KU coach Bill Self against his former assistant coach Billy Gillispie, who coaches the Texans.

KU, after its home game on Friday against Omaha, will now have nearly a week off before opening Big 12 play at No. 17 Texas Tech on Thursday at 6 p.m.

This story was originally published December 11, 2020 at 6:39 PM.

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Jesse Newell covered the Chiefs for The Star until August 2025. He won an EPPY for best sports blog and previously was named top beat writer in his circulation by AP’s Sports Editors. His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
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