SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos Department of Athletics is temporarily suspending spectator attendance for men's and women's basketball games due to the recent rise in positive COVID-19 cases in San Diego County. This temporary suspension will impact the following games:
- Thursday, Jan. 6 vs. Humboldt State
- Saturday, Jan. 8 vs. Sonoma State
- Thursday, Jan. 27 vs. San Francisco State
- Saturday, Jan. 29 vs. Cal State Monterey Bay
Please be aware that the above policies and restrictions are subject to change and can be modified at any time without notice in order to comply with the most current state, local and campus health guidelines. The CSUSM Department of Athletics will give updates to the above policies and restrictions via our website at CSUSMCougars.com and our social media channels on Twitter and Instagram at the handle @CSUSMCougars.
All contests will continue to be streamed live online via the CCAA Network at
www.ccaanetwork.com/csusm. You may also download the CCAA Network app on your iOS or Android smartphone, tablet, or through web streaming devices such as Amazon Fire, Roku or Apple TV. On January 1st, the CCAA Network moved to a subscription-based model at just $9.95 per month. Subscribers will have access to all CCAA broadcasts, both live and on-demand, for one low monthly price.
In other conference news, the CCAA Executive Council Steering Committee, based on a recommendation from the conference directors of athletics, has approved a revision to its policies for basketball games affected by COVID-19. For the 2021-22 season, games that are unable to be played due to COVID-related circumstances will now be declared a 'no contest' rather than a 'forfeit'. This policy will also apply to any conference basketball games that were previously ruled a forfeit prior to the change of policy.
These changes are being made with the consideration of the recent surge of the Omicron variant, which is impacting fully-vaccinated individuals, and aligning with NCAA standards that if a team does not appear or a game is not started due to circumstances such as weather conditions, accidents, breakdown of vehicles, illness, or catastrophic causes, a no contest is declared.
Qualification for the CCAA Basketball Tournament powered by Under Armour, will now be determined by winning percentage. The top six teams in the men's and women's standings by winning percentage will play March 3-5 in Arcata to determine who will earn the CCAA's automatic bids.
This decision reverses an Aug. 25 decision which ruled that a canceled CCAA competition would be declared a 'forfeit' by the team that caused the cancellation due to COVID-19 protocols.
"The CCAA has been a leader when it comes to considering the health and safety of our student-athletes, and all 12 institutions will continue to work towards that goal," said CCAA Commissioner Mitch Cox. "We have now seen this new variant impact vaccinated people and the feeling is there should not be a negative outcome for those programs who have to responsibly deal with an outbreak of cases."
