Virginia Tech’s battle with Virginia on the hardwood is postponed

The Virginia Tech Hokies were set to face the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville on Saturday in men’s ACC basketball action.

Due to a member of Virginia’s basketball staff testing positive for COVID-19, the game has now been postponed. As of this time, a makeup date has not been scheduled.

The two teams were set to tip off at 2 p.m. ET and featured a battle of ranked teams.

Virginia won its ACC opener earlier this week by dispatching Notre Dame to move to 5-2 on the season, including 1-0 in ACC play.

Meanwhile, the No. 24 Hokies defeated Miami to improve to 8-1 on the season and sit atop the ACC with a 2-0 mark in league play. N.C. State is the only other ACC team that is currently 2-0 in conference play.

The two rivals are still scheduled to meet on Jan. 30 in Blacksburg.

The Hokies return to action on Wednesday with a trip to Louisville. Virginia is scheduled to face Wake Forest on Wednesday, but the status of that game remains in question as the Cavaliers are in quarantine.