According to a press release, both Head Coach Kelvin Sampson and Assistant Coach Kellen Sampson were impacted by COVID-19 contact tracing protocols, forcing them to sit out the game.
.@CoachSampsonUH, Coach @kellenmsampson to sit out today's game vs South Carolina due to COVID-19 & contract tracing protocols#ForTheCity x #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/LLJA59TJXp
— Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾 (@UHCougarMBK) December 5, 2020
Cougars assistant coach Quannas White will act as head coach during the game.
"Our staff has been a big part of our success, and I have complete faith in Quannas, our coaches and staff and all our young men," head coach Sampson said.
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