UConn’s Tuesday game may change
The Huskies’ opponent, Vanderbilt, reportedly withdraws due to COVID
When UConn coach Dan Hurley ended his postgame press conference on Friday, he signed off by saying, "See you at Mohegan."
Since then, UConn has had its Legends Classic schedule altered due to Tuesday's semifinal opponent Vanderbilt reportedly withdrawing from the event for COVID-related reasons.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Gazelle Group, which run Bubbleville at the Mohegan Sun, announced on Sunday that the Legends Classic schedule has changed and will be updated in the near future.
As of early Sunday evening, the new schedule had yet to be announced.
Villanova will face Hartford at 5 p.m. Tuesday when UConn and Vanderbilt were supposed to play.
Since the Mohegan Sun started hosting Bubbleville last week, event organizers have had to scramble to replace teams that pulled out due to COVID-19 related issues. So expect UConn to be matched up with another team in its Legends Classic opener.
BYU and USC are the other two teams in the Legends Classic field.
The Legends Classic championship and consolation games are scheduled to be played on Thursday but that could also change.
In other non-conference games, the Huskies are supposed to play North Carolina State at noon on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun.
But nothing is set in stone.
UConn has yet to list the North Carolina State game on its schedule. But North Carolina State has the non-conference meeting on its website.
UConn is off a 2-0 start this season after beating Central Connecticut State University, 102-75, Wednesday and defeating Hartford, 69-57, on Friday.