NBA, ACC men, UConn women among
college hoops games affected by approaching winter storm
[January 23, 2026]
An NBA game and dozens of college basketball games across a
wide swath of the country are being reshuffled because of an
approaching major winter storm.
The storm that meteorologists say could rival the damage of a major
hurricane is expected to bring snow, ice and frigid temperatures
from New Mexico to New England starting Friday. Forecasters warn the
weather system could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power
outages and bitterly cold weather.
In the NBA, the start time of the Washington Wizards game at the
Charlotte Hornets on Saturday has been moved to noon, Eastern.
The ACC moved up the start times for three men’s basketball games on
Saturday: Wake Forest at Duke, North Carolina at Virginia, and
Virginia Tech at Louisville.
A pair of women's basketball games involving ranked teams have also
had scheduling changes. No. 1 UConn's game at Seton Hall was moved
from Sunday to Saturday, and No. 14 Baylor’s home contest against
Houston went from Sunday to Tuesday. Also, Cincinnati shifted its
women’s basketball game to a noon start Saturday against Arizona
State.
The number of states where college games were being adjusted showed
the large path of the approaching storm. The forecast comes exactly
a year after another storm forced postponements across U.S. sports.
The Sun Belt Conference preemptively shook up its women’s basketball
schedule, moving around the start times on several games from
Thursday through Saturday. The American Athletic Conference also
adjusted its weekend men’s and women’s basketball schedules, moving
some games up to Friday.
North Carolina Central postponed two men’s and two women’s
basketball games scheduled to be played from Thursday through Monday
in Durham, North Carolina.
Appalachian State moved up its men’s basketball home game with
Louisiana-Lafayette to Thursday morning and Marshall made its home
game against Louisiana-Monroe a noon Thursday tipoff.
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A snowplow works among piles of snow in Lowville, N.Y., on Thursday,
Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)
Middle Tennessee State men's basketball moved its
Conference USA showdown with Jacksonville State from Saturday to
Friday evening.
Tennessee’s swim meet at Georgia and the USC Upstate women’s
basketball game at Longwood were pushed to Friday from Saturday
because of the forecast.
Among other women’s basketball games moved up several hours Saturday
included No. 20 Princeton at Brown and North Florida at Eastern
Kentucky, along with men’s games involving Towson at North Carolina
A&T and Texas State at James Madison.
Rice adjusted tipoff times for its men’s and women’s basketball home
games this weekend. The Rice men's home game against Tulsa
originally scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. has been changed to
Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Also, the Rice women's game against Tulane
originally scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. has been moved up an
hour to 1 p.m.
Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers canceled their annual Fan Fest
event scheduled for Saturday because of the weather forecast for
frozen precipitation in North Texas and “in the interest of safety
for players, fans, and employees.”
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