This week’s matchup(s): #1 North Carolina vs. Temple, and Florida vs. Navy
Time: 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Channel: CBS Sports Network
Venue: Alumni Hall, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

Opening Tip: The 2015 Veterans Classic pays tribute to the brave men and women who have served our country with a double-header of hoops action on the campus of the United States Naval Academy. Tune in early for a 30-minute show that chronicles the visiting teams’ tour of the Academy and their immersion in campus life in Annapolis.

Fast Break: Though the U.S. Navy dates back to the Revolutionary War, the United States Naval Academy wasn’t established until 1845. It started off on the grounds of Fort Severn in Annapolis, Maryland with 10 acres, 50 students, and no congressional funding. Today, the campus covers 338 acres and includes 4,000 students, known as midshipmen. The Academy started awarding bachelor of science degrees in 1933 and admitted the first women in 1976. Women now make up more than 20% of incoming freshmen classes.

Three Points:

• Bancroft Hall houses all of the Academy’s students. The Beaux Arts masterpiece was finished in 1906, contains 1,873 rooms, almost five miles of corridors, and 33 acres of floor space. It is one of the largest dormitories in the world.
• John Paul Jones, “father of the U.S. Navy” and war hero, was interred in the crypt beneath the Academy’s chapel in 1906 in a ceremony presided over by Theodore Roosevelt.
• The bell from the bridge of the USS Enterprise, an American aircraft carrier, sits near Bancroft Hall. The bell is rung for Morning Colors, and when Navy scores a majority of victories over archrival Army in any of its sports seasons.

Buzzer Beater: The Naval Academy was located in Annapolis to keep students from "the temptations and distractions that necessarily connect with a large and populous city."

And-One: Watch Pittsburgh take on #9 Gonzaga at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN from Camp Foster on the island of Okinawa in Japan.