Calling all DMV and Maryland Yalies! Join the Yale Club of Washington, DC on Friday, November 7 at the U.S. Naval Academy as the Yale Men’s Basketball team opens its season against Navy in the Veterans Classic. This will be the first time Yale has played Navy since 2006!!!! Tip-off is 8:30 PM at Alumni Hall (the first game, Rhode Island vs. Tulsa, begins at 6 PM).

Tickets:
Navy Athletics has created a special link for the Yale Club so alumni, family, and friends can sit together:

Buy Tickets Here

• Reserved Seats: $46.72 (Section S – lower level near Yale bench, you get to pick your seat in advance! Check seating map below to make sure you are okay with Section S.)
• General Admission: $29.43 (upper level; if 20+ are purchased through our link, we’ll have a group section reserved, section TBD)

Pre-Game Meetup:
Join fellow Yalies at The Choptank (Annapolis Harbor) starting at 6 PM for food, drinks, and Bulldog spirit before heading to the game. It’s about a half-mile walk to Alumni Hall. Let Dorian Rivers know well in advance if you are coming so he can have enough spots in reservation.

Go Bulldogs!

Yale is coming off a historic 2024-25 season, when the Bulldogs posted a 22-8 overall record and a remarkable 13-1 mark in Ivy League play, becoming back-to-back Ivy League champs and clinching Yale’s fourth NCAA Tournament berth in five years. Over the years, Navy holds a 14-7 advantage in games against Yale, with the first game played during the 1911-12 season. The teams last played in 2006, when Yale posted a 74-59 victory in Annapolis. Yale’s squad this season boasts some returning starters and key contributors from last year, along with an injection of talented first year upstarts, so let’s go cheer on our Bulldogs to help them embark on another great season!