The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's men's basketball team announced Friday that a Tier 1 personnel has tested positive for COVID-19. The team will now be in a seven-day pause of competition. 

The game against Tarleton State, scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m., has been canceled, according to a news release. 

Tomorrow’s game at @TarletonMBB is canceled #UTRGV #WAChoops https://t.co/sroFXy27xd

— UTRGV Men’s Basketball (@UTRGVmbb) January 22, 2021

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