Purdue also pull out of Las Vegas tournament

The Purdue’s women’s basketball team became the third side to pull out of a Las Vegas tournament after fallout from a similar event that took place over Thanksgiving weekend.

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We will not play in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic. Our game against Texas A&M has been moved to College Station on Dec. 21.

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— Purdue Women's Basketball (@PurdueWBB) December 5, 2022

Two other teams – Dayton and Texas A&M, have already pulled out from the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic at South Point Arena.

“After careful consideration and in the best interest of student-athletes and staff, the Purdue women’s basketball team will no longer compete in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic over Dec. 20 and 21,” the team said in an announcement issued on Tuesday.

“The Boilermakers will keep its matchup with Texas A&M on the schedule. Purdue will now travel to College Station on Dec. 21 for a 2 p.m. (ET) tipoff against the Aggies.”