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Outrigger Hotels and Resorts salutes servicemen and women with sponsorship of 2016 Armed Forces Classic

Posted by Outrigger PR

10/26/2016

RELEASE NUMBER 115/16

WAIKIKI, HONOLULU, OAHU – Outrigger Hotels and Resorts will be courtside as the fifth annual Armed Forces Classic – a men’s college basketball doubleheader to be played Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 – tips-off at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Stan Sheriff Center. The event provides basketball fans of both the military and the community an opportunity to see the games up close.

WP-Armed-forces“Outrigger is a proud supporter of our military community and it is an honor to be able to show our appreciation for our veterans, troops and their families as part of ESPN’s America’s Heroes initiative,” said David Carey, president and CEO of Outrigger Enterprises Group. “We hope our guests and local sports fans will join us for an afternoon of exciting college basketball and to celebrate the men and women who serve our country.”

The Armed Forces Classic will be held on Veterans Day – just under a month from the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor – and will pit Arizona vs. Michigan State at 2 p.m. and Kansas vs. Indiana at 4:30 p.m.

The games will be televised on ESPN as part of the network’s America’s Heroes initiative honoring the men and women who are serving and who have served in the United States military, both at home and abroad.

“ESPN is honored to continue the tradition of the Armed Forces Classic,” said Clint Overby, ESPN vice president of events. “We celebrate the men and women of the Navy in Hawaii as well as those who serve around the world. We are excited to stage the event in conjunction with the leadership at Pearl Harbor and feel that the basketball venue at the Stan Sheriff Center provides a great backdrop for these great teams.”

Previous Armed Forces Classic games have been played from Ramstein, Germany in 2012 (Connecticut vs. Michigan State), Pyongtaek, South Korea in 2013 (Georgetown vs. Oregon), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico in 2014 (Louisville vs. Minnesota) and Okinawa, Japan in 2015 (Gonzaga vs. Pittsburgh).

To book your stay at Outrigger and reserve your seat for this exhilarating tournament, visit http://www.outrigger.com/events.

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