{"id":169067,"date":"2026-09-21T13:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=169067"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:49:25","slug":"wright-state-university-big-hoopla-announce-return-of-stars-stripes-and-flight-classic-featuring-air-force-falcons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/21\/wright-state-university-big-hoopla-announce-return-of-stars-stripes-and-flight-classic-featuring-air-force-falcons\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State University, Big Hoopla announce return of Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic featuring Air Force Falcons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic returns to the Nutter Center on Nov. 2, featuring the Wright State Raiders and the Air Force Falcons. (Photo by Wright State Athletics)<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State University and Big Hoopla are excited to announce the return of the Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic men\u2019s basketball game, sponsored by Big Hoopla and supported by CareSource.<\/p>\n

The game will be held Nov. 2 at the Nutter Center and will feature a competitive matchup between the Wright State Raiders<\/a> and the Air Force Falcons, while also serving as the home opener for the defending Horizon League Champions and the start of another exciting basketball season in Dayton.<\/p>\n

The 2026 game continues the vision launched in 2024 to bring Wright State University together with the Air Force Academy and, in future years, other military-connected institutions across the country. The inaugural Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic drew a strong crowd to the Nutter Center, highlighting the event\u2019s community impact and strengthening Wright State\u2019s connection to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated game will bring fans from across the Miami Valley for a special night of college basketball while honoring Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the U.S. Air Force, veterans and active-duty military.<\/p>\n

\u201cWright-Patterson Air Force Base has been woven into Wright State\u2019s story since our very beginning, and that founding connection has only deepened over decades, becoming a partnership that means a great deal to both institutions and this community,\u201d said Wright State President Sue Edwards. \u201cThe relationship is about more than institutions \u2014 it\u2019s about being neighbors, and represents generations of people who have worked, served, studied and raised their families here, and the many ways Wright State and Wright-Patterson continue to support one another.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event will also serve as the kickoff events for the Big Hoopla, building excitement for the activities surrounding the NCAA\u2019s First Four games held in Dayton.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Nov. 2 Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The game continues the vision launched in 2024 to bring together Wright State and the local military community and strengthen Wright State\u2019s connection to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":169077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[729,2798,725,2039,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-around-campus","category-athletics","category-home-news-sidebar","category-military-veterans","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169067"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169106,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169067\/revisions\/169106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}