JBU returned from Christmas Break to kick off the second half of the basketball season on New Year’s Day, where both the men and women took wins at home against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The women’s basketball season was briefly put on pause for JBU afterwards due to COVID-19 issues within the program. Because of the Sooner Athletic Conference’s policy on COVID-19, the team had to forfeit their next three games and have losses added to their record. They returned to the court on Jan. 13 against Science & Arts, and after dropping that game (55-50) and the following matchup against Texas Wesleyan (74-72, OT), they proceeded to win their next six, five of which were by double digits.