LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The USC men's basketball games against Arizona State and Arizona scheduled for next week at the Galen Center have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Trojans' program, the university announced Friday.
USC will work with the Pac-12 Conference, Arizona State and Arizona to reschedule the games on mutually agreed upon dates, a USC Athletics official said. The Trojans were scheduled to face Arizona State Thursday and Arizona Jan. 2. The Wildcats were ranked sixth in The Associated Press poll released Monday, two spots ahead of USC.
Tickets are still valid for the new date for all events that are rescheduled and no further action is required. Should any event be canceled, the original purchaser will be emailed about how credits and refunds will be processed.
Each of the Trojans' last three scheduled games have been canceled or postponed. Their game against Oklahoma State scheduled for Tuesday was canceled on Sunday due to confirmed COVID-19 cases within the USC program. The program paused all team activities at that time.
The Trojans have not played since Saturday when they defeated Georgia Tech, 67-53, improving to 12-0, matching the fifth-best start in school history. USC is among five undefeated Division I men's basketball teams. Its ranking is the highest since the final week of the 1991-92 season.
The UCLA men's basketball games against Arizona and Arizona State scheduled for next week at Pauley Pavilion have also been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Bruins' program, the university announced Friday.
UCLA was scheduled to face Arizona Thursday and Arizona State New Year's Day. Rescheduled dates for those two games will be announced when they are finalized with the Pac-12 Conference.
All tickets purchased for those games will be valid for the rescheduled dates. Ticket purchasers with questions should contact UCLA's Central Ticket Office via email at cto@tickets.ucla.edu.
The Bruins' team-related activities remain paused.
Each of UCLA's last five scheduled games have been canceled or postponed. The Bruins have not played since Dec. 11 when they defeated Marquette, 67-56, improving to 8-1.
UCLA remained fourth in the first Associated Press Top 25 poll released after the Marquette game, then dropped one spot to fifth in the poll released Monday.