Men's Basketball

<p>The Alumni Association and Foundation encourages all Navy alumni and fans to catch Navy Basketball in Alumni Hall starting this Saturday, see below for the details and Special Promotions, with the annual men’s Alumni Game at 1000 followed by the men and women’s double header against Lafayette at 1 pm.</p>

<p>Also catch Navy on the following dates:</p>

<p>Jan 27 Colgate doubleheader 1 pm
*Jan 23 women AT AMERICAN U in WASHINGTON DC 7 pm
*Jan 24 men AT AMERICAN U in WASHINGTON DC 7:30 pm
Jan 30 women Winston-Salem State 7 pm
Feb 3 Bucknell doubleheader 1 pm
Feb 13 women Holy Cross 7 pm
Feb 14 men Holy Cross 7 pm
Feb 17 men ARMY N Star game 1 pm (limited tickets available)
Feb 18 women ARMY N Star game 1 pm
Feb 20 women American 7 pm
Feb 21 men American 7 pm</p>

<p>Alumni Hall policy now allows refreshments to be taken into the main arena, making for enhanced comfort.</p>

<p>Call 1-800-US4-NAVY for tickets.
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<p>Full Day of Navy Basketball in Alumni Hall Saturday</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Alumni Hall is the place to be Saturday for Navy basketball fans as the venue will play host to a tripleheader of games.</p>

<p>The day begins at 10 a.m. with the annual Navy Men’s Basketball Alumni Game, featuring past Navy standouts such as Erik Harris '91, Mike Heary '98, Carl Liebert '87, Kevin Sinnett '79, Skip Victor '99, Brian Walker '97 and Kylor Whitaker '86.</p>

<p>There is no admission charge for the alumni game.</p>

<p>The middle event of the day features the current Navy men’s basketball team taking on Lafayette at 1 p.m. The Mids are 0-2 in league play (10-7 on the season) after dropping close decisions to league favorites Bucknell and Lehigh, while the Leopards are 1-1 against Patriot League foes after the first week of conference play.</p>

<p>Capping off the tripleheader is the women’s basketball game between the Mids and the Leopards at 3:30 p.m. Both teams enter the game with identical 1-1 records in the Patriot League. Navy posted its first win of the league season Tuesday night against Lehigh, while Lafayette opened conference play this year with a victory over Holy Cross.</p>

<p>Fans are also invited to take advantage of a number of special promotions Saturday. All kids ages 12 and under who wear any type of basketball jersey will be admitted free to the games. Those youths who attended either the Navy boys or girls basketball camp during the 2006 summer will receive a free ticket to the doubleheader, provided they call (410) 293-8785 ahead of time to reserve their tickets. Additionally, members of the Billy the Kid Club will be able to attend Saturday’s games for free and also take part in several activities planned during the course of the afternoon. To take advantage of this offer, Billy the Kid Club members must call (410) 293-8787 prior to Saturday to arrange for their tickets.</p>

<p>As a reminder, due to security measures in place at the Naval Academy all fans without a Department of Defense sticker on the vehicle are not be allowed to drive onto The Yard. Fans are instead encouraged to park at nearby Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ($5 per vehicle) and ride the free shuttle bus to and from Alumni Hall.</p>

<p>There are also a number of ways for fans unable to attend the games can follow all of the action from Alumni Hall.</p>

<p>Live audio and video streaming of all nearly all remaining Navy men’s and women’s games, both at home and on the road, is being offered as part of the Navy All-Access package found on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com</a> for just $6.95 a month. This is in addition to the current year-round features highlighting the entire Navy athletics program already offered as part of the all-access package. To sign up, simply click on the Navy All-Access button found on the home page of <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a></p>

<p>For those fans interested in watching the stream of a game involving the remaining seven Patriot League schools, you can sign up to become a member of the Patriot League All-Access feature for $6.95 a month at <a href=“http://www.patriotleague.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.patriotleague.com(.)</a></p>

<p>The radio broadcast of Saturday’s men’s game can be heard on WNAV-AM 1430 ( <a href=“http://www.wnav.com)%5B/url%5D”>www.wnav.com)</a>, WFED-AM 1040 ( <a href=“http://www.federalnewsradio.com)%5B/url%5D”>www.federalnewsradio.com)</a>, on Sirius channel 159 and through <a href=“http://www.yahoosports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.yahoosports.com(.)</a> Meanwhile, the Navy-Lafayette women’s game will be aired on both WNAV-AM 1430 and <a href=“http://www.wnav.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.wnav.com(.)</a></p>

<p>Finally, live statistics from the Patriot League doubleheader can be viewed free of charge via the Gametracker feature on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a></p>