Knoxville, Tenn. – The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball program's season-opening games against Tennessee and VCU in the Volunteer Classic have been canceled.
After consultation with the Knox County Health Department, Tennessee announced that its men's basketball games against Charlotte and VCU were canceled due to COVID-19 contact tracing.
Charlotte and VCU also mutually agreed to cancel their game scheduled for Thursday at Thompson-Boling Arena as both explore other scheduling options.
Monday, the Tennessee program paused all team activities following multiple positive COVID-19 test results among its Tier 1 personnel, which consists of coaches, student-athletes, team managers and support staff.