Long Beach State basketball cancels match against Hope University due to COVID-19

Jason R. Aula

Long Beach State University has canceled three games in a row before its Big West Conference opener on Dec. 30 at Cal Poly (SLO) (Credit: Long Beach State Athletics)

​LOS ANGELES, California — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team canceled its Tuesday night game home against Hope University because of COVID-19 rules at Long Beach State University.

Hope International University is a private Christian university, in Fullerton, California. Hope University is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program in the Golden State Athletics Conference.

Long Beach State University (3-7) also canceled matches with La Sierra University on Dec 18. and University of San Diego Dec. 20. La Sierra plays in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and University of San Diego competes at the NCAA Division I level. La Sierra University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Riverside, California. San Diego is a private Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California.

Long Beach State's Big West Conference opener on Dec. 30 at Cal Poly (SLO) is still scheduled at the moment.
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