The Gators’ basketball game at Ole Miss that was scheduled for Wednesday at 5 has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the UF program, the SEC office has announced.

A make-up date has not been determined as of yet.

This is the Gators’ first game to be impacted by the virus this season.

Guard Myreon Jones missed the team’s final game prior to Christmas break against Stony Brook due to “health and safety protocols.” The team then was given Thursday through Saturday off to celebrate the holiday before reconvening as a team on Sunday.

Per the SEC’s recently updated guidelines for COVID-19, “If a contest is postponed, efforts will be made to reschedule the game. If a contest cannot be rescheduled, the Commissioner shall cancel the contest and it will be recorded as a no contest.”

Florida’s next scheduled game is on Jan. 5 at home against Alabama.

Ethan Hughes
Ethan Hughes
Ethan was born in Gainesville and has lived in the Starke, Florida, area his entire life. He played basketball for five years and knew he wanted to be a sportswriter when he was in middle school. He’s attended countless Gators athletic events since his early childhood, with baseball being his favorite sport to attend. He’s a proud 2019 graduate of the University of Florida and a 2017 graduate of Santa Fe College. He interned with the University Athletic Association’s communications department for 1 ½ years as a student and also wrote for InsideTheGators.com for two years before joining Gator Country in 2021. He is a long-suffering fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars. You can follow him on Twitter @ethanhughes97.