POMONA -- Due to an increased number of Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball personnel in COVID-19 health and safety protocols, Sunday's game against No. 6 Cal State San Bernardino has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.

The news comes a day after the CPP women's basketball game against CSUSB had been canceled for the same reason.

On Friday, the CCAA also modified its COVID-19 policy for canceled games.  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.

As medical and scientific data continues to develop around the pandemic, the CCAA will continue to monitor and take additional actions as needed.   

The CPP men's basketball team's next game will be Thursday, Jan. 6 at home against San Francisco State with a 7:30 pm tipoff.