In one of the most respectful rivalries in college basketball, Army returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night. The schools are tied together through former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is a 1969 graduate of West Point.
Rivalry might be too strong of a term, though. These teams have played 11 times, and Army has one once, in 1938, 88 years ago. The schools have very different missions. They both educate leaders, but Army’s future leaders face far more sacrifice for far less material reward. The education West Point offers is very different, and that is reflected on the court.