MORGANTOWN, West Virginia (AP) – West Virginia No. 15 will update No. Tennessee 12 at the Jimmy V Classic on December 2, Gonzaga, the top-ranked.
West Virginia announced the addition of the calendar Wednesday, facing the Bulldogs in the inaugural game of the men’s basketball game in Indianapolis. 2 Baylor will face Illinois No. 8 in Game 2.
The Mountaineers were scheduled to receive Youngstown State at their opening of the house on December 2. That game was postponed after the Penguins suspended all of the team’s activities due to the coronavirus. West Virginia said schools hoped to locate a mutually appropriate date by the end of December.
Tennessee also suspended the activities of the men’s basketball program with head coach Rick Barnes among Array players and others who tested positive for COVID-19.
West Virginia opened the season Wednesday night in the state of South Dakota at the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.