Harmon reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in Indianapolis on Monday.
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The Oklahoma basketball program will start the 2021 NCAA Tournament without a key member of its roster.
Ahead of the official start of March Madness, Sooners head coach Lon Kruger announced that star player De’Vion Harmon, who is the team’s second-leading scorer with 12.9 points per game.
Harmon will miss the first two games of the tournament for Oklahoma after testing positive for COVID-19.
The good news for Oklahoma, however, is that none of Harmon’s teammates are considered to be in “close contact” so they have avoided an early outbreak on opening weekend.
Huge news: Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said that De'Vion Harmon won't play in the first two rounds of the tourney after testing positive for COVID.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 17, 2021
Harmon reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 when he arrived in Indianapolis on Monday.
Oklahoma, which enters the tournament as a No. 8 seed, kicks off its March Madness run on Saturday night against the No. 9 Missouri Tigers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Tip-off is set for 7:25 p.m. ET. If Oklahoma advances, they would likely face No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga in the Round of 32.
