Navy men's basketball hosts Penn in Veterans Classic on Veterans Day
The gist
Navy men's basketball, 2-1, hosts Penn in the 13th annual Veterans Classic on Nov. 11 in Annapolis.
The game is tied to Veterans Day and follows Navy's 26-8 season last year.
How it unfolded
- Nov 5, 2026Navy men's basketball won its home opener 66-60 over Delaware State, after what the source called an ugly season opener.
- Nov 8, 2026Navy beat Central Penn 102-46, leading 52-14 at halftime; Justin Nordin scored 18 points and Jordan Pennick and Jinwoo Kim each added 15, moving Navy to 2-1.
- Nov 10, 2026Penn announced it would play Navy in the 13th annual Veterans Classic on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall, Annapolis, on CBS Sports Network; Penn entered 1-1.
Key terms
- Patriot League
- An NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic conference of mostly private colleges and two U.S. service academies in the Northeastern United States.
- NIT berth
- An annual men's college basketball postseason tournament run by the NCAA, founded in 1938 and now secondary to the NCAA tournament.
- varsity sports
- The highest-level team representing a school or educational institution in a sport.
Source: Wikipedia