Less than a month after learning it would take on Memphis in the newly-formed Crossover Classic, the Ohio State men's basketball team has opted out of the South Dakota-based event, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium.

Goodman cited rising cases of COVID-19 in South Dakota that would force a 14-day quarantine upon Ohio State's return to campus following the tournament.

South Dakota has reported one of the highest positivity rates nationwide in recent weeks, prompting the Ohio Department of Health to issue a quarantine recommendation.

Ohio State was originally scheduled to travel to the Bahamas over Thanksgiving week to participate in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The tournament was cancelled in September, moved to South Dakota and renamed the Crossover Classic in early October.

Utah opted out of the event last week and was replaced by South Dakota State. Dayton is also among the list of teams currently scheduled to participate in Sioux Falls. The Flyers' status is currently unknown.

Per its schedule on the official Ohio State Athletics website, the Buckeyes' next listed contest is Dec. 2 against Morehead State in Columbus.

If Ohio State finds another early-season tournament, the maximum number of games it can partake in this season is 27, per an NCAA Division I Council ruling. Without an event like the Crossover Classic, that maximum drops to 24 games.

The Big Ten has not yet released a schedule for the upcoming season.

UPDATE: Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann released a video on Twitter detailing some of the future plans for his team.

"We are not gonna play in the event in South Dakota," Holtmann said. "We have been in talks about some exciting scheduling opportunities in replace of that, and hopefully here in the next week and a half to ten days, we'll be able to release our schedule in full here."

In addition the scheduling update, Holtmann announced that Bucknell transfer Jimmy Sotos had his waiver approved by the NCAA this morning. Sotos averaged 11.5 points and 3.9 assists per game as a junior at Bucknell. He will be eligible to play both this season and next season after the NCAA granted winter athletes an additional year of eligibility.

Last month, Holtmann stated that Sotos' original waiver was denied, but after going through an appeal process, the senior guard will play this season. The news comes one day after Utah State transfer Abel Porter was ruled out for the year with a heart condition.

"Hope everybody is safe and well, go Buckeyes, and we'll see you soon," Holtmann concluded.