For the first time in its brief three-year history, the Veterans Classic field doesn't contain a preseason top 25 team. But the tournament that will kick off the Navy men's basketball season has again drawn a formidable group of entrants.
On Veterans Day, the Midshipmen will welcome Marquette, Vanderbilt and Ohio State to Alumni Hall for the Nov. 11 season-opening doubleheader. Marquette and Vanderbilt will begin the session at 6:30 p.m., with Navy facing Ohio State in the 9 p.m. nightcap.
The tournament has attracted top-shelf teams during its existence. Michigan State launched its 2014-15 Final Four campaign with a 64-59 triumph against Navy during the inaugural event. North Carolina, which defeated Temple, 91-67, during the 2015 Veterans Classic opener, reached the NCAA championship game last season.
