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November 12, 2021 • Alumni Hall • Annapolis, Md.
Navy's eighth-annual men's basketball event that honors veterans of all service branches
The games will be televised live nationally on CBS Sports Network
2021 Veterans Classic Logo
Buy 2021 tickets HERE  ••  Read the 2021 field announcement HERE
View the 2021 Game Program HERE  ••  View the 2021 Record Book HERE
Watch the 2021 team tour video HERE  ••  Watch game day highlights HERE
Utah State
Richmond
Virginia Tech
Navy
Utah State (85) vs. Richmond (74) Virginia Tech (77) vs. Navy (57)
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20-9 / 15-4 14-9 / 6-5 15-7 / 9-4 15-3 / 12-1
2020-21 Statistics Live Stats 2020-21 Statistics 2020-21 Statistics Live Stats 2020-21 Statistics
2021-22 Media Guide 2021-22 Media Guide 2021-22 Media Guide 2021-22 Media Guide
2021-22 Roster 2021-22 Roster 2021-22 Roster 2021-22 Roster
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Yearly Veterans Classic Videos
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2016
2017
2018
2019
2021

 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
2020: Navy 78, George Washington 71
2021: Utah State 85, Richmond 74; Virginia Tech 77, Navy 57

Veterans Classic Visiting Team Conference Representation
American Athletic Conference (4): Temple (2015), Memphis (2017), Wichita State (2018), East Carolina (2019)
Atlantic Coast Conference (3): North Carolina (2015), Pittsburgh (2017), Virginia Tech (2021)
Atlantic 10 Conference (4): VCU (2014), Davidson (2019), George Washington (2020), Richmond (2021)
Big East Conference (2): Marquette (2016), Providence (2018)
Big Ten Conference (3): Michigan State (2014), Ohio State (2016), Maryland (2018)
Mountain West Conference (1): Utah State (2021)
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)
2019: Auburn - 25-6; Davidson - 16-14; East Carolina - 11-20
2020: George Washington - 5-12
2021: Richmond - 24-13, NCAA Tournament (second round); Utah State - 18-16, NIT (first round); Virginia Tech - 23-13, NCAA Tournament (first round)


 Veterans Classic Visiting Head Coaches  (Statistics through the end of the 2020-21 season)
2014: Tom Izzo, Michigan State (26 seasons, 643-254, 23 NCAA Tournaments, 8 Final Fours, 2000 NCAA Champions)
2014: Donnie Tyndall, Tennessee (9 seasons, 185-119, 2 NCAA Tournaments)
2014: Shaka Smart, VCU (12 seasons, 273-141, 8 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four)
2015: Michael White, Florida (10 seasons, 223-116, 4 NCAA Tournaments)
2015: Roy Williams, North Carolina (33 seasons, 903-264, 30 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 (7 seasons, 128-95, 2 NCAA Tournaments)
2016: Thad Matta, Ohio State (17 seasons, 439-154, 13 NCAA Tournaments, 2 Final Fours)
2016: Bryce Drew, Vanderbilt (9 seasons, 181-115, 4 NCAA Tournaments)
2017: Avery Johnson, Alabama (4 seasons, 75-62, 1 NCAA Tournament)
2017: Tubby Smith, Memphis (30 seasons, 631-355, 18 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four, 1998 NCAA Champions)
2017: Kevin Stallings, Pittsburgh (25 seasons, 479-324, 9 NCAA Tournaments)
2018: Mark Turgeon, Maryland (23 seasons, 471-272, 10 NCAA Tournaments)
2018: Ed Cooley, Providence (15 seasons, 286-204, 5 NCAA Tournaments)
2018: Gregg Marshall, Wichita State (22 seasons, 525-204, 14 NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four)
2019: Bruce Pearl, Auburn (26 seasons, 600-237, 10 [D1] NCAA Tournaments, 1 Final Four)
2019: Bob McKillop, Davidson (32 seasons, 607-376, 9 NCAA Tournaments)
2019: Joe Dooley, East Carolina (12 seasons, 200-162, 2 NCAA Tournaments)
2020: Jamion Christian, George Washington (9 seasons, 135-143, 2 NCAA Tournaments)
2021: Chris Mooney, Richmond (19 seasons, 330-270, 2 NCAA Tournaments)
2021: Ryan Odom, Utah State (7 seasons, 132-88, 1 NCAA Tournament)
2021: Mike Young, Virginia Tech (19 seasons, 330-267, 6 NCAA Tournaments)


 Future NBA Players to play in the Veterans Classic (25)
2014: Michigan State - Matt Costello, Branden Dawson, Bryn Forbes, Denzel Valentine; Tennessee - Josh Richardson, Tariq Owens; 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, Jae'Sean Tate; Vanderbilt - Luke Kornet; Marquette - Markus Howard, Sam Hauser.
2017: Alabama - Donta Hall; Memphis - Jeremiah Martin.

2018: Maryland - Bruno Fernando, Jalen Smith, Aaron Wiggins.
2019: Auburn - Isaac Okoro.


 
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