an interesting place for a game

On 11/11/11/, Michigan State and North Carolina will play a men's college basketball game on the deck of an aircraft carrier in San Diego.  This date commemorates Armistice Day.

To play basketball on an aircraft carrier, they would need space for a court, which is 94' x 50'.  The length of an aircraft carrier is slightly longer than 1,000 feet.

So why would the North Carolina and Michigan State want to do this?  For one, it would be incredible publicity, kind of like when hockey teams play outdoor games in college football stadiums and draw huge crowds.

Also, since this will likely be the first college basketball for each of these teams for the 2011-12 season, a loss in a publicity stunt type of game is unlikely to affect either of these teams ability to make it into the NCAA college basketball tournament field of 65 teams.