No. 7 Villanova vs. No. 17 Virginia Basketball Postponed Amid Pandemic

Saturday's scheduled men's college basketball matchup between No. 7 Villanova and No. 17 Virginia has been postponed, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. 

As Rothstein noted, the "Cavaliers have recently been on pause due to COVID-19."

Villanova (5-1) has had an exceptional start to the season, with big wins over Arizona State and Texas. Collin Gillespie (15.2 PPG, 4.5 APG) and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (15.0 PPG, 8.2 RPG) have excelled early and have the Wildcats looking like early national championship contenders. 

Virginia (3-1) has had a tougher start to the season, with a surprising loss to San Francisco. The team paused all basketball activities last Wednesday on account of the coronavirus and postponed subsequent games against Michigan State, William & Mary and Wake Forest.

Associate head coach Jason Williford shared an update with reporters Monday:

"The team's doing well. Obviously, you know, we had a situation where we had to pause and a member of the program tested positive. So, we've just been taking it easy. And hopefully, knock on wood, we're practicing come Wednesday.

"If we can get in [the gym] and get a couple of days to prepare [for Villanova], I think the guys want to try their hand. I think they want to do it."

That reportedly won't be happening, however, with Virginia now losing two highly anticipated, Top 25 matchups in the past week alone. Such are the realities of holding a college basketball season during a pandemic.