Vandy in quarantine again, puts game vs. Arkansas in question

Vanderbilt head coach Jerry Stackhouse directs his players during an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (Calvin Mattheis/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, Pool)

The Southeastern Conference has postponed Wednesday night’s game between Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

The league says the postponement is because of a combination of positive covid-19 tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining inside the Vanderbilt program. A make-up game has not been set.

Vanderbilt had to postpone a game due to covid issues on Jan. 12 against Tennessee that was scheduled after covid issues at Missouri postponed the Commodores’ road game previously set for that same day. Vanderbilt (4-6, 0-4 SEC) lost last weekend 81-61 to then-No. 10 Tennessee.

This is now the third SEC game Vanderbilt has had postponed. The Commodores started the season with the first four games canceled.

Vanderbilt’s next scheduled game is Saturday against Arkansas at noon on SEC Network.

The covid-19 problems aren't just affecting the Vandy men. The Vanderbilt women’s basketball program announced Monday it was discontinuing the season because of a depleted roster.

The Vanderbilt women were scheduled to play at Arkansas on Jan. 28.