As a winter storm delivers brutally low temperatures and the threat of snow and ice across the United States, some collegiate sports teams are taking precautions to make sure players and fans are safe.
Several games on Saturday, Jan. 24 have been either postponed or had their tip-off times pushed up, including Duke’s ACC bout with Wake Forest and North Carolina’s conference game against Virginia, which would have also included the dedication of Virginia’s court to former head coach Tony Bennett.
College basketball looks like it’s going to deal with quite a few shake-ups, with several situations pending.
Here are the events that have been affected in anticipation of the inclement weather.
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College sports rescheduled due to winter storm warning
All times Eastern
Men’s basketball
- Saturday’s Virginia vs North Carolina tip-off pushed up to noon from 2 p.m. (court dedication to Tony Bennett postponed) (ESPN2)
- Saturday’s Wake Forest vs Duke tip-off pushed up to noon from 5:45 p.m (The CW)
- Saturday’s Louisville vs Virginia Tech tip-off pushed up to 2:15 p.m. from 3:15 p.m. (The CW)
- Saturday’s Little Rock vs UT Martin doubleheader postponed
- Saturday’s Towson vs North Carolina A&T tip-off pushed up to noon
- Saturday’s James Madison vs Texas State tip-off pushed up to 1 p.m.
- Lipscomb vs Florida Gulf Coast rescheduled to Friday, Jan. 23 from Saturday, Jan. 24
Women’s basketball
- UConn vs Seton Hall tip-off pushed up to noon on Saturday, Jan. 24 from Sunday, Jan. 25
- Saturday’s Princeton vs Brown tip-off pushed up to noon
- Saturday’s Eastern Kentucky vs North Florida tip-off pushed up to 11 a.m.
Swimming
- Tennessee vs Georgia swim meet rescheduled to 1 p.m. Friday from Saturday
Gymnastics
- Friday’s Georgia vs Oklahoma meet pushed up to 2:45 p.m. from 6 p.m.