2022 Veterans Classic to Feature Navy-Princeton, Houston-Saint Joseph’s on CBS Sports Network
ANNAPOLIS, Md. –– Navy vs. Princeton and Houston vs. Saint Joseph’s are the pairings for the ninth version of the Veterans Traditional males’s basketball doubleheader, slated to be performed Friday, Nov. 11 in Annapolis. CBS Sports activities Community will televise each video games, because it has for the reason that inception of the occasion. The Hawks and the Cougars will tip at 6 p.m. and the Mids and the Tigers will comply with at 8:30 p.m.
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The Veterans Traditional, held yearly round Veterans Day, honors our nation’s veterans and showcases the U.S. Naval Academy. Every of the visiting groups immerse themselves within the internal workings of the U.S. Naval Academy by guided excursions held on the day earlier than the video games.
Tickets for the doubleheader are actually on sale by the Navy Ticket Workplace at both 1-800-US4-NAVY, by clicking on the TICKETS tab within the masthead of NavySports.com after which deciding on BASKETBALL, or by clicking HERE. Reserved tickets for the doubleheader within the decrease stage of Alumni Corridor are $40 and higher stage normal admission seats may be bought for $25.
This yr’s sport between Navy and Princeton resumes a sequence that started Dec. 26, 1908, and was final contested through the 1977-78 season. The Tigers maintain a 24-10 benefit over the Mids within the sequence.
Navy ended final yr with a 21-11 document, a second-place end within the Patriot League’s common season with a document of 12-6 and an look within the championship sport of the league match for the primary time for the reason that 2000-01 season. The Mids have compiled a 36-14 document over the past two seasons.
“We’re trying ahead to internet hosting three historic packages on this yr’s Veterans Traditional,” stated Navy head coach Ed DeChellis, the 2021 and ’22 Patriot League Coach of the Yr. “Houston, Saint Joseph’s and Princeton all have performed a serious position in school basketball. It will as soon as once more convey excellent groups, gamers and coaches to the U.S. Naval Academy and Alumni Corridor. Princeton will definitely be an ideal check for Navy at the beginning of the season.”
Princeton ended the 2021-22 season with an general document of 23-7 and an Ivy League mark of 12-2. The Tigers received the common season title within the Ivy League, however misplaced within the championship sport of the league match. Princeton would go on to compete within the NIT.
Princeton is the primary Ivy League workforce to participate within the Veterans Traditional.
“It’s such an honor for us to take part within the Veterans Traditional and to be company of the US Naval Academy,” stated Princeton head coach Mitch Henderson. “We’re excited to have the ability to go to such a prestigious and historic place that excels in its excessive requirements of lecturers, athletics and navy efficiency. Our program is humbled at this invitation and to expertise the each day life first-hand.”
The sport between Saint Joseph’s and Houston would be the inaugural assembly between the groups.
Houston compiled a 32-6 document through the 2021-22 season and was ranked seventh in final yr’s ultimate ESPN Coaches’ Ballot. The Cougars received the American Athletic Convention common season title with a 15-3 document (third titles in 4 years), received the AAC match (second championship in a row) and reached the Elite Eight spherical of the NCAA Match (additionally performed in 2021 Remaining 4).
Houston is the fifth American Athletic Convention workforce to play within the Veterans Traditional. The final to take action was East Carolina in 2019.
“This will probably be an ideal alternative to show our youngsters to the historical past of the U.S. Naval Academy that they will solely examine,” stated Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson. “For me personally, there has at all times been an enchantment for going to the Academy and being in Annapolis. I’ve at all times needed to take a workforce to the U.S. Naval Academy. When this chance got here, we took it.”
Saint Joseph’s posted an general document of 11-19 final season and a mark of 5-13 in Atlantic 10 Convention common season video games.
That is the fifth yr in a row and the sixth time general wherein a workforce from the Atlantic 10 Convention is a part of the Veterans Traditional.
“The Veterans Traditional in Annapolis is one among school basketball’s premier occasions,” stated Saint Joseph’s head coach and former Navy head coach Billy Lange. “It’s an honor for our program to compete on today as we keep in mind and present respect to all those that have fought for us. Spending time on The Yard of the US Naval Academy will probably be an incredible expertise for our workforce and employees. We’re excited to convey our college students and followers from Hawk Hill to participate in such an ideal alternative for all of Saint Joseph’s College.”
Winners of previous Veterans Traditional video games embrace VCU, Michigan State, North Carolina, Florida, Marquette, Ohio State, Alabama, Wichita State, Maryland and Auburn, with Navy recording victories in opposition to Pittsburgh, East Carolina and George Washington. Within the seven seasons wherein a postseason match has been held in the identical yr because the Veterans Traditional, 14 of the 19 visiting groups to take part within the occasion earned a nationwide postseason match berth. This contains Michigan State, which made the 2015 Remaining 4, and North Carolina, which superior to the 2016 nationwide championship sport.
There have been 28 Veterans Traditional gamers who’ve gone on to play within the NBA. An extra 4 Veterans Traditional gamers signed free agent contracts after the 2022 NBA Draft.
Previous Veterans Traditional Outcomes
2014: No. 15 VCU 85, Tennessee 69; No. 18 Michigan State 64, Navy 59
2015: No. 1 North Carolina 91, Temple 67; Florida 59, Navy 41
2016: Marquette 95, Vanderbilt 71; Ohio State 78, Navy 68
2017: No. 25 Alabama 82, Memphis 70; Navy 71, Pittsburgh 62
2018: Wichita State 83, Windfall 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 Traditional Visiting Group Convention Illustration
American Athletic Convention (5): Temple (2015), Memphis (2017), Wichita State (2018), East Carolina (2019), Houston (2022)
Atlantic Coast Convention (3): North Carolina (2015), Pittsburgh (2017), Virginia Tech (2021)
Atlantic 10 Convention (6): VCU (2014), Davidson (2019), George Washington (2020), Richmond (2021), Saint Joseph’s (2022)
Huge East Convention (2): Marquette (2016), Windfall (2018)
Huge Ten Convention (3): Michigan State (2014), Ohio State (2016), Maryland (2018)
Ivy League (1): Princeton (2022)
Mountain West Convention (1): Utah State (2021)
Southeastern Convention (5): Tennessee (2014), Florida (2015), Vanderbilt (2016), Alabama (2017), Auburn (2019)
Future NBA Gamers to play within the Veterans Traditional (28)
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, Micah Potter, Jae’Sean Tate; Vanderbilt – Luke Kornet; Marquette – Markus Howard, Sam Hauser.
2017: Alabama – Donta Corridor, Herb Jones; Memphis – Jeremiah Martin.
2018: Wichita State – Jamie Echenique; Maryland – Bruno Fernando, Jalen Smith, Aaron Wiggins.
2019: Auburn – Isaac Okoro.
2022 NBA Submit-Draft Free Agent Signings: Jacob Gilyard (Richmond, 2021), Grant Golden (Richmond, 2021), Keven Aluma (Virginia Tech, 2021), Justin Bean (Utah State, 2021)
