ESPN to Present 2016 Armed Forces Classic from Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu

The fifth annual Armed Forces Classic - a men's college basketball doubleheader to be played Friday, Nov. 11 - will be staged at the Stan Sheriff Center on the University of Hawaii campus in Honolulu. The event was originally scheduled to take place at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, but has been relocated to provide basketball fans of both the military and the community an opportunity to see the games up close.

The Armed Forces Classic will be held on Veterans Day - just under a month from the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor - and will pit Arizona vs. Michigan State at 7 p.m. ET (2 p.m. HT) and Kansas vs. Indiana at 9 p.m. (4:30 p.m.) on ESPN.

"ESPN is honored to continue the tradition of the Armed Forces Classic," said Clint Overby, vice president, ESPN Events. "We celebrate the men and women of the Navy in Hawaii as well as those who serve around the world. We are excited to stage the event in conjunction with the leadership at Pearl Harbor and feel that the basketball venue at the Stan Sheriff Center provides a great backdrop for these great teams."

Previous Armed Forces Classic games have been played from Ramstein, Germany in 2012 (Connecticut vs. Michigan State), Pyongtaek, South Korea in 2013 (Georgetown vs. Oregon), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico in 2014 (Louisville vs. Minnesota) and Okinawa, Japan in 2015 (Gonzaga vs. Pittsburgh).

The games will be televised on ESPN as part of the network's America's Heroes: A Salute to Our Veterans initiative honoring the men and women who are serving and who have served in the United States military, both at home and abroad. The Armed Forces Classic is owned and operated by ESPN Events, a division of ESPN.

ESPN Events ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend COLLEGE FOOTBALL games; 13 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 250-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.

ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.

Collegiate Football AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); AdvoCare V100 TEXAS BOWL (Houston); Air Force Reserve CELEBRATION BOWL (Atlanta); BIRMINGHAM BOWL (Alabama); BOCA RATON BOWL (Florida); Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.); FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL (Boise); Gildan NEW MEXICO BOWL (Albuquerque); Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu); LAS VEGAS BOWL (Nevada); Lockheed Martin ARMED FORCES BOWL (Dallas-Fort Worth); MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Orlando, Fla.); Popeyes BAHAMAS BOWL (Nassau); Raycom Media CAMELLIA BOWL (Montgomery, Ala.); St. Petersburg Bowl (Florida); The Home Depot COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS (Atlanta) and Zaxby's HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (Dallas-Fort Worth)

Collegiate Basketball AdvoCare Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Armed Forces Classic (Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu); DIRECTV Wooden Legacy (Orange County, Calif.); COLLEGE BASKETBALL AWARDS Presented by Wendy's (Los Angeles); Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men's Classic presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women's Classic presented by Corona (Uncasville, Conn.); NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.); State Farm Champions Classic (New York City) and Tire Pros Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan)

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