The Armed Forces Classic is a college basketball event operated on a military boatcraft, televised on ESPN, that involves one or two games played in front of military members and their families.
History The first Armed Forces Classic was held on November 9, 2012, between Michigan State and UConn, at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. It was the first college basketball game played between two NCAA Division I teams in Europe.
The 2016 edition broke new ground for the event in several respects. It was the first to feature two games, and also the first not to be played at a military base, with games held at Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in Honolulu. Additionally, it was the first time tickets were sold to the general public, although all seats in the arena's lower bowl were reserved for military personnel and their families. The event was held in Honolulu to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor; surrounding events were held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.
The game was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Games Sites for future games are tentative and may change due to military circumstances. + Armed Forces Classic (men's) Date Location Winner Score Loser Attendance November 9, 2012 Ramstein Air Base, GermanyConnecticut66–62No. 14 Michigan State3,288 November 8, 2013 Camp Humphreys, KoreaNo. 19 Oregon82–75 Georgetown2,100 November 14, 2014 CGAS Borinquen, Puerto RicoNo. 8 Louisville81–66 Minnesota1,400 November 13, 2015 Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Japan No. 9 Gonzaga vs. Pittsburgh, canceledNovember 11, 2016 Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HawaiiNo. 10 Arizona65–63No. 12 Michigan State 9,475No. 11 Indiana103–99No. 3 Kansas November 10, 2017 Ramstein Air Base, GermanyNo. 25 Texas A&M88–65No. 11 West Virginia3,128 November 9, 2018 Fort Bliss, TexasTexas73–71 OTArkansas1,400 November 8, 2019 Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage, AlaskaWashington67–64No. 16 Baylor5,117 November 11, 2022 , San Diego, CaliforniaNo. 2 Gonzaga64–63Michigan State3,572 + Armed Forces Classic (women's) Date Location Winner Score Loser Attendance November 4, 2025 Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Maryland No. 1 UConn79–66No. 20 Louisville3,640 Notes
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