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According to Ziggy Zagoria, Kentucky is expected to join Texas, NC State and Missouri in the 2013 Carrier Classic on a boat like Leo. Florida State, Gonzaga, Wake Forest and Davidson are also expected to participate.
The 8-team event will be played on multiple military-themed locations, potentially including the USS Yorktown, the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, Texas and the USS Midway in San Diego, California. KSR has heard the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi is the most likely option for the Cats if they decide to participate.
Get your towels ready.
It’s about to go down.
UPDATE: Zagoria has now changed the report and says UK is “highly unlikely” to play. Oh well.
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September 19th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
While I’m all for UK playing big games, this is just too gimmicky for my liking. College basketball is meant to be played in a gym/coliseum/arena, not on a football field or an aircraft carrier. What is next? They going to have a game in Yankee Stadium?
Regardless, Go Cats
September 19th, 2012 at 3:25 pm
basketball is meant to be played anywhere there are goals and a court
September 19th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Yea this is awesome!
September 19th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
I hope it doesn’t go down, that would be awful.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
PLEASE be San Diego.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
take a picture, trick…we on a boat b*tch.
we drinkin’ Santana champ ’cause it’s so crisp.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Saw his name was “that guy” and it made me think he was being sarcastic. But I don’t even think he realizes how ironic he was. The only thing that upsets me about this is that UNC and MSU beat us to this last year. We should be the ones breaking new ground in hoops.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
alternate unis !
September 19th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
I live in Corpus Christi and a game here would be pretty good on the ship. Pretty scenery with the ship, bay, and harbor bridge in the background. Not bad nightlife. USS Lexington is a museum/memorial currently. Curious if this one will be available to the public because of that…
September 19th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
Playing in Texas…sure would be nice to have some Texas guys on the team, huh? Coincidence? (Gotta give my boy, NJGreg props for pointing this out).
September 19th, 2012 at 3:55 pm
Never say “it is about to go down ” when referring to a ship Drew.I hope there are at least 3 Texans on that team.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:56 pm
1. They do these games for the troops. They are pretty much the only people who can get tickets.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Is this situation like the one with the super tournament where you can’t play someone from your conference? Because I see both us and Mizzou.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I love the idea but remember watching unc much st last year
The biggest issue was the moisture on court due to ocean and wind
Players where falling all over place
September 19th, 2012 at 4:27 pm
I heard they are playing on the moon in 2014.
September 19th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
I really hope Davidson appreciates this…
September 19th, 2012 at 4:54 pm
This is too much like imitating UNC
September 19th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
I live in San Diego, I hope your sources are wrong.
September 19th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Well now is being said UK is highly unlikely to play in the event.
September 19th, 2012 at 8:35 pm
I’m all for doing something for the troops and appreciate everything they do for the country, but I hate thinking a game may be decided, even one so early in the year, because the wind was blowing in a bad direction in the second half or the court was slick or something of that nature. For an exhibition game I’m all for it. I just like watching games in actual structures made for playing basketball. Though I would take a game every year on an aircraft carrier if it meant the Final Four would move back to actual basketball arenas and not football domes.