College basketball is returning from the Christmas break with a notably lighter schedule after the pandemic caused several games to get canceled or postponed.
The Atlantic Coast Conference and Big East each announced Monday they were scrapping three games scheduled to take place over the next several days.
That included No. 2 Duke’s game Wednesday night at Clemson. Other ACC matchups that won’t take place as scheduled Wednesday include Florida State at Boston College and Virginia Tech at North Carolina. The Georgia Tech-Syracuse game scheduled for Wednesday was postponed earlier.
The Big East cited COVID-19 issues within the Georgetown and St.