CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago State University men’s basketball team will not travel for two regularly scheduled Western Athletic Conference games this week, and its women’s team will not host two games, the school said late Tuesday, citing the spread of the coronavirus.
The school said in a statement that it was making the move with the “health and well-being of the campus community in mind.”
The cancellations are believed to be the first by a major sport in the United States due to the virus.
The university said the men’s team would not travel to Seattle University in Washington or Utah Valley University for WAC games on Thursday and Saturday.