VCU basketball will play its Atlantic-10 home opener in front of an empty arena.
The Rams announced just after 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday that due to an ongoing water outage, which was caused by Monday’s winter storm, fans won’t be allowed inside the Siegel Center Wednesday for their home game against Fordham.
It was first reported by CBS Sports’ college basketball insider Matt Norlander.
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VCU is coming off a 1-1 road trip to open up conference play, with a 77-75 loss at St. Bonaventure and 84-65 win at Loyola Chicago. Ryan Odom’s squad is 11-4 overall to start the season, with Power Four wins against Boston College and Miami.
Fordham has dropped each of its first two Atlantic-10 contests to Saint Louis and St. Bonaventure, and is 8-7 overall on the season.
Here’s what you need to know on why there won’t be fans inside the Siegel Center for VCU-Fordham, including how to watch Wednesday’s Atlantic-10 contest:
Why are there no fans at VCU-Fordham basketball tonight?
The reason for VCU and Fordham playing in an empty arena on Wednesday has to do with an ongoing water outage in the Richmond, Virginia area.
According to ABC News, a Richmond water treatment plant lost power early Monday morning and flooded due to a malfunction of the IT system. The incident at the water treatment plant was caused by a winter storm that made its way through the northeast corridor on Monday.
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