Texas State Men’s Basketball has played one game in the past 21 days.
It’s been for good reason — a product of the safeguards put in place to protect players and staff from COVID-19 and its variants. But it’s also been somewhat unexpected. The Bobcats took a needed one-week break after their non-conference slate to rest and prepare for Sun Belt play. When they returned, five players, including two starters, were ruled out for the team’s home game against Troy on Dec. 30, resulting in a 78-63 loss. Texas State’s next three games were all canceled with the team unable to meet the minimum threshold of seven players and one full-time coach available that the conference requires to play.
Head coach Terrence Johnson knew to expect the unexpected with the effects of the global pandemic still lingering heading into this season. But it was impossible to know exactly when and how the program would be affected. It wasn’t something Johnson could prepare for.
