WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army West Point Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan announced today that the men's and women's basketball programs will host Navy in a doubleheader on Jan. 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
"We are very excited about taking our best basketball rivalry to the 'World's Most Famous Arena,'" said Corrigan. "This is a special opportunity for our players, coaches and fans, and a great chance to showcase our teams in New York City. Army has a lot of history in Madison Square Garden, dating back to the successful National Invitation Tournament teams of the 1960's and participating in the Maggie Dixon Classic in 2007 and 2008. This event will add to an already great basketball tradition with the Academy at Madison Square Garden."
The Army West Point men's basketball team last played at Madison Square Garden during the 1985-86 season when it met La Salle, and also appeared there on multiple occasions with Bob Knight at the helm for games in the National Invitation Tournament. In 1969, Knight and Mike Krzyzewski, a senior captain for the Black Knights, led Army to a fourth-place finish in the N.I.T., including a victory over South Carolina, which Knight considers one of his greatest-ever triumphs. Read More