Navy Men's Basketball Game Notes
Game Information – Veterans Classic
Friday, Nov. 9, 2018
Alumni Hall • Annapolis, Md.
Wichita State (0-1) vs. Providence (1-0) – 6 p.m.
Maryland (1-0) at Navy (0-1) – 8:30 p.m.
Multimedia Information
National Television (both games) –– CBS Sports Network
Live Radio (both games) –– Navy Radio Network
Live Video Stream –– None
Live Statistics (both games) ––
http://www.navystats.com
USNA Vehicle Access
Vehicle access to the U.S. Naval Academy is limited to those with a Department of Defense identification card. All other fans must park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ($10. per vehicle) and ride the free shuttle bus to and from the game. Please enter gate five off of Taylor Avenue. Shuttle bus service will begin at 4 p.m. Note that a government issued identification card (drivers license) must be carried and presented by visitors ages 18 and older to the USNA prior to being allowed onto The Yard.
About Navy
Navy opened its season with a 67-44 loss at Old Dominion on Tuesday night.
About Maryland
Maryland recorded a 73-67 victory over Delaware in its season opener Tuesday night in College Park.
PDF of Navy Game Notes –– Click HERE
Five Starting Notes
* Navy will face Maryland in the second game of the fifth annual Veterans Classic Friday night. Game one will feature Providence playing Wichita State. Both games will be televised nationally on the CBS Sports Network.
* Navy and Maryland will renew acquaintances for the first time since the second round of the 1985 NCAA Tournament. The Len Bias-led Terps defeated David Robinson and the Mids that day in Dayton, Ohio, 64-59.
* This is also the first meeting of the state schools to be played in Annapolis since Feb. 2, 1969.
* Navy has previously faced Michigan State and Ohio State from the Big Ten Conference during the Veterans Classic.
* Navy head coach
Ed DeChellis served as the head coach of Big Ten member-school Penn State, his alma mater, from the 2003-04 season through the 2010-11 campaign. His Nittany Lions faced the Terps just once, a 62-39 win by Maryland on Dec. 1, 2010.
