KNOXVILLE, Tenn — No. 19 Tennessee men's basketball is now scheduled to play South Carolina on Wednesday after a positive COVID-19 test among Tennessee's Tier 1 personnel. According to the NCAA website, that could include student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers and physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials.
The game will be played at 9 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena, you can watch the game on the SEC Network. The Vols were originally scheduled to play South Carolina on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.
In a press release, UT said the test that returned positive was administered on Sunday during routine COVID-19 surveillance testing, which is conducted three times per week in accordance with NCAA and SEC guidelines
Tennessee has not had to pause basketball activities since its positive COVID-19 test results at the end of November 2020.