The Big West Conference Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that Big West fall sports competition will be postponed until at least January of 2021 due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.

UC Davis Director of Athletics Kevin Blue said that “in its announcement, the conference explained that basketball seasons might still begin in mid-November if public health circumstances permit. A final decision on basketball schedules will be made in the next few months.”

Blue added, “This Big West announcement does not directly apply to our teams, such as football, that participate in other conferences. However, over the next few days, we will work with officials from our other leagues to determine whether similar postponements will be announced. While this delay in athletics competition is disappointing, UC Davis Athletics fully supports this decision and believes it is a necessary step in continuing to ensure the health and safety of our student-athletes and community.”

The Big West postponements apply to men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s and women’s tennis.