Quicken Loans Carrier Classic 11-11-2011 Basketball on the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Supercarrier, the USS CARL VINSON Veteran's Day - Friday, November 11, 2011. Broadcast Live on ESPN 7:00pm Eastern 4:00pm Pacific.

We’re proud to present this exciting threshold event honoring our troops on Veterans Day. This first ever contest will feature the Tar Heels of North Carolina and the Spartans of Michigan State in a Division I Men’s Basketball game, played before 7,000 spectators on the massive flight deck of the United States Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson. The vessel will be docked Naval Base Coronado in beautiful San Diego. A host of guests, dignitaries and entertainment figures will add to the excitement that highlights the exclusive ESPN Veterans Week programming.

On Veterans Day, Friday, November 11th, 2011, the Morale Entertainment Foundation, Inc. in conjunction with ESPN will organize and produce a truly unique event ... the Inaugural Veterans Day Quicken Loans Carrier Classic.

This event is a Division I Men’s Basketball game, Played before 7,000 spectators on the massive flight deck of the United States Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson.

This inaugural event will welcome the Michigan State Spartans coached by Tom Izzo and the Tar Heels of North Carolina lead by Coach Roy Williams in a re-match of their epic 2009 NCAA Championship contest. The instant appeal of the event is reflected in commitments for subsequent games in 2012 and 2013.

ESPN will be broadcasting the basketball contest as well as a concert of A+ list talent following the game.

The contest is the highlight of ESPN's Veterans Week programming leading up to Veterans Day that will include coverage of related features including a National Coaches Clinic with an expected 2000 participants and appearances and informative talks with dignitaries from the military and government as well as media figures and celebrities.