An empty Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu sits empty as the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic saw the contest between the Stanford Cardinal and the Vanderbilt Commodores cancelled due to Covid 19 protocol related issues. The game was scheduled for Wed Dec 25, 2021 (file photo from Hawaii Warrior World)

By Daniel Dullum
Saturday, December 25, 2021

The Stanford University athletic department announced Saturday that the championship game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic men’s basketball tournament in Honolulu between the Cardinal and Vanderbilt was cancelled due to “health and safety protocols” within the Stanford program. The game between the two 8-4 teams was declared a no contest. 

The contest was scheduled for a 4:00 pm Hawaiian time on Christmas Day. In addition to the Stanford-Vanderbilt cancellation, Hawaii and Northern Iowa was also called off due to Covid 19 protocols.

Stanford’s next scheduled game is a Pac-12 contest on Sunday, Jan. 2, against California. However, Stanford team-related activities have been put on hold, and the status of future games has yet to be determined.