Armed Forces Classic
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| Sport | College Basketball |
|---|---|
| First season | 2012 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
The Armed Forces Classic is a college basketball event operated on a military boatcraft, televised on ESPN, that involves one or two games played in front of military members and their families.
History
[edit]The first Armed Forces Classic was held on November 9, 2012, between Michigan State and UConn, at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. It was the first college basketball game played between two NCAA Division I teams in Europe.[1][2][3][4][5]
The 2016 edition broke new ground for the event in several respects. It was the first to feature two games, and also the first not to be played at a military base, with games held at Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu. Additionally, it was the first time tickets were sold to the general public, although all seats in the arena's lower bowl were reserved for military personnel and their families.[6] The event was held in Honolulu to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor; surrounding events were held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.
The game was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Games
[edit]Sites for future games are tentative and may change due to military circumstances.
| Date | Location | Winner | Score | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2012 | Ramstein Air Base, Germany | Connecticut | 66–62 | No. 14 Michigan State | 3,288 |
| November 8, 2013 | Camp Humphreys, Korea[7] | No. 19 Oregon | 82–75 | Georgetown | 2,100 |
| November 14, 2014 | CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico | No. 8 Louisville | 81–66 | Minnesota | 1,400 |
| November 13, 2015 | Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Japan | No. 9 Gonzaga vs. Pittsburgh, canceled[n 1] | |||
| November 11, 2016 | Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii | No. 10 Arizona | 65–63 | No. 12 Michigan State | 9,475 |
| No. 11 Indiana | 103–99 | No. 3 Kansas | |||
| November 10, 2017 | Ramstein Air Base, Germany | No. 25 Texas A&M | 88–65 | No. 11 West Virginia | 3,128 |
| November 9, 2018 | Fort Bliss, Texas | Texas | 73–71 OT | Arkansas | 1,400 |
| November 8, 2019 | Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage, Alaska | Washington | 67–64 | No. 16 Baylor | 5,117 |
| November 11, 2022 | USS Abraham Lincoln, San Diego, California | No. 2 Gonzaga | 64–63 | Michigan State | 3,572 |
- Notes
References
[edit]- ^ "Michigan State vs. Connecticut - Game Preview - November 9, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ /humans.txt. "Home - Armed Forces Classic". www.armedforcesclassic.com.
- ^ "Military Sports Report - After Action". militarytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Michigan State vs. Connecticut - Game Recap - November 9, 2012 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "StatMonitr Stat Feed". stats.statbroadcast.com.
- ^ "Armed Forces Classic: FAQ". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ "Georgetown vs. Oregon - Box Score - November 8, 2013 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ Katz, Andy (November 13, 2015). "Armed Forces Classic called off at halftime due to unsafe floor conditions". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
External links
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