INDIANAPOLIS (1/3/2022) -- The Horizon League announced Monday that the Detroit Mercy-Oakland men's basketball game scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 5 has been canceled. 

The announcement follows the Titans not being medically cleared to play after positive COVID-19 tests within Detroit Mercy's tier I individuals last week. 

Horizon League policy, vetted by multiple membership groups and approved by the Horizon League Council, states that contests that are canceled due to COVID-19 are to be considered forfeits unless deemed a no contest by the Commissioner. League policy authorizes the Commissioner to deem a cancellation a no-contest when the involved institution can demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances led to the cancellation. Given the surge in positive cases due to the Omicron variant, the Council agreed that a high volume of breakthrough cases among vaccinated individuals is considered extraordinary.

Detroit Mercy sought to deem missed competition on January 5 a no contest since it is unable to field a team due to continued breakthrough cases among vaccinated student-athletes. Commissioner Julie Roe Lach granted the requested relief noting that it satisfied the extraordinary standard.

If needed, additional updates to the schedule will be announced at a later date.