Going on pause has become a part of life in college basketball. On any given day, a handful of schools will announce a positive COVID-19 test in their program and “pause” activities for anywhere from seven to 14 days before getting back on the floor.
UC Davis’s pause, however, was anything but ordinary. Instead of the typical two weeks, it lasted more than a month and a half. It also wasn’t triggered by a positive test or contact tracing: Both the Aggies’ men’s and women’s basketball programs haven’t had a single case since returning to campus last summer.