Tennessee’s game # 19 against South Carolina was postponed to Wednesday and is now scheduled to start at 9 pm ET. The game will be televised on the SEC Network.
The Vols (14-5, 7-5 SEC) were originally scheduled to host Gamecocks (5-9, 3-7) on Tuesday at 8:30 pm ET.
“South Carolina’s game against Tennessee originally scheduled for Tuesday was changed to Wednesday,” the SEC announced in a press release, “as a result of a combination of a positive test, contact tracking and subsequent quarantine. of individuals within the Tennessee basketball program, consistent with the Southeastern Conference’s COVID-19 management requirements. “
Other changes to the league schedule were made due to bad weather in the region.
Alabama will play Texas A&M at 3 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, returning one day on Wednesday. The state of Mississippi at Auburn changed from Tuesday to Thursday and will begin at 5 pm. LSU’s game on Ole Miss changed from Wednesday to Thursday, another start at 5pm.
The positive COVID test for the Vols was returned on Sunday, part of the regular schedule of three tests per week.
Tennessee has not dealt with COVID’s problems since late November, when several positive tests, including coach Rick Barnes, delayed the start of the regular season by two weeks.
The games against Charlotte, VCU, No. 1 Gonzaga and Notre Dame were canceled. Games against Colorado and Saint Joseph’s were added later to make up for lost games.
Tennessee had three SEC games changed due to COVID problems in other programs. Road games in South Carolina, Vanderbilt and a home encounter with Florida have been changed.
The remaining schedule for the Vols included home games against South Carolina and Kentucky, with the Wildcats scheduled to visit the Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, and a street game in Auburn on February 27.
There are three open dates – February 23 or 24, March 2 or 3 and March 6 – that the SEC can use to add games to Tennessee’s schedule.
The SEC announced on Sunday that LSU would be playing Ole Miss on Wednesday, the second trip to Oxford for the Tigers after winning there in January.
“This game schedule,” announced the SEC in a press release on Sunday, “allows for the continued opportunity for all 14 SEC teams to each play 18 conference games with a balance between home and away games during the season. 2021 ”.
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The SEC tournament is scheduled for March 10-14 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Barnes was asked on Monday during his weekly press conference whether the SEC could add games to the rest of Tennessee’s schedule.
“I’m not sure if anyone knows now,” he said, “because of the weather across the country now and other things that might come up that could cancel the game this week, so I just don’t think we know. “