2019 Veterans Classic

Naval Academy Athletics

November 8, 2019 • Alumni Hall • Annapolis, Md.
Navy's sixth-annual men's basketball doubleheader that honors veterans of all service branches
Both games to be televised live nationally on CBS Sports Network

Buy tickets HERE (reserved: $25 / general admission: $15) • Read the 2019 field announcement HERE
Click HERE for the 2019 Game Program • Click HERE for the 2019 Record Book

Auburn (76)	vs.	Davidson (66)	East Carolina (57)	vs.	Navy (62)
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Yearly Veterans Classic Videos
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Past Veterans Classic Results (Click link for game box score)
2014: No. 15 / 16 VCU 85, Tennessee 69; No. 18 / 18 Michigan State 64, Navy 59
2015: No. 1 / 1 North Carolina 91, Temple 67; Florida 59, Navy 41
2016: Marquette 95, Vanderbilt 71; Ohio State 78, Navy 68
2017: UR / No. 25 Alabama 82, Memphis 70; Navy 71, Pittsburgh 62
2018: Wichita State 83, Providence 80; Maryland 78, Navy 57
2019: No. 24 / 23 Auburn 76, Davidson 66; Navy 62, East Carolina 57

Veterans Classic Visiting Team Conference Representation
American Athletic Conference (4): Temple (2015), Memphis (2017), Wichita State (2018), East Carolina (2019),
Atlantic Coast Conference (2): North Carolina (2015), Pittsburgh (2017)
Atlantic 10 Conference (2): VCU (2014), Davidson (2019)
Big East Conference (2): Marquette (2016), Providence (2018)
Big Ten Conference (3): Michigan State (2014), Ohio State (2016), Maryland (2018),
Southeastern Conference (5): Tennessee (2014), Florida (2015), Vanderbilt (2016), Alabama (2017), Auburn (2019)

Past Veterans Classic Visiting Team Season Capsules
2014: Michigan State - 27-12, NCAA Tournament (semifinal); Tennessee - 16-16; VCU - 26-10, NCAA Tournament (first round)
2015: Florida - 21-15, NIT (quarterfinal); North Carolina - 33-7, NCAA Tournament (final); Temple - 21-12, NCAA Tournament (first round)
2016: Marquette - 19-13, NCAA Tournament (first round); Ohio State - 17-15; Vanderbilt - 19-16, NCAA Tournament (first round)
2017: Alabama - 20-16, NCAA Tournament (second round); Memphis - 21-13; Pittsburgh - 8-24
2018: Maryland - 23-11, NCAA Tournament (first round); Providence - 18-16, NIT (first round); Wichita State - 22-15, NIT (semifinal)

Veterans Classic Visiting Head Coaches (Statistics through the end of the 2018-19 season)
2014: Tom Izzo, Michigan State (24 seasons, 606-232, 22 NCAA Tournaments, 8 Final Fours, 2000 NCAA Champions)
2014: Donnie Tyndall, Tennessee (9 seasons, 130-118, 2 NCAA Tournaments)
2014: Shaka Smart, VCU (10 seasons, 234-122, 7 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four)
2015: Michael White, Florida (8 seasons, 190-93, 3 NCAA Tournaments)
2015: Roy Williams, North Carolina (31 seasons, 871-234, 29 NCAA Tournaments, 9 Final Fours, 2005, 2009 and 2017 NCAA Champions)
2015: Fran Dunphy, Temple (30 seasons, 580-325, 17 NCAA Tournaments)
2016: Steve Wojciechowski, Marquette (5 seasons, 97-69, 2 NCAA Tournaments)
2016: Thad Matta, Ohio State (17 seasons, 439-154, 13 NCAA Tournaments, 2 Final Fours)
2016: Bryce Drew, Vanderbilt (8 seasons, 164-108, 3 NCAA Tournaments)
2017: Avery Johnson, Alabama (4 seasons, 75-62, 1 NCAA Tournament)
2017: Tubby Smith, Memphis (28 seasons, 18 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four, 1998 NCAA Champions)
2017: Kevin Stallings, Pittsburgh (25 seasons, 479-324, 9 NCAA Tournaments)
2018: Mark Turgeon, Maryland (21 seasons, 430-251, 9 NCAA Tournaments)
2018: Ed Cooley, Providence (13 seasons, 254-179, 5 NCAA Tournaments
2018: Gregg Marshall, Wichita State (21 seasons, 502-196, 14 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four)
2019: Bruce Pearl, Auburn (15 seasons, 331-171, 10 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four)
2019: Bob McKillop, Davidson (30 seasons, 578-350, 9 NCAA Tournaments)
2019: Joe Dooley, East Carolina (10 seasons, 181-131, 2 NCAA Tournaments

Future NBA Players to play in the Veterans Classic (Through opening night of the 2019-20 NBA season)
2014: Michigan State - Matt Costello, Branden Dawson, Bryn Forbes, Denzel Valentine; Tennessee - Josh Richardson; VCU - Treveon Graham.
2015: Florida - Chris Chiozza, Dorian Finney-Smith, Devin Robinson; North Carolina - Isaiah Hicks, Justin Jackson, Brice Johnson, Theo Pinson.
2016: Ohio State - Keita Bates-Diop; Vanderbilt - Luke Kornet.
2018: Maryland - Bruno Fernando.

2018 Videos