Unusual venues make nonconference games more memorable


              Wisconsin men's head coach Greg Gard speaks during Big Ten NCAA college basketball Media Days Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
            
              FILE - North Carolina forward John Henson (31) tries to block a shot by Michigan State center Adreian Payne (5) during the first half of the Carrier Classic NCAA college basketball game aboard the USS Carl Vinson in Coronado, Calif., Nov. 11, 2021.  Two of the more notable games on Friday’s college basketball schedule are taking place on an aircraft carrier and in a baseball stadium. No. 2 Gonzaga will be facing Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the San Diego harbor to celebrate Veterans Day. Wisconsin is playing Stanford at American Family Field, the home of the Milwaukee Brewers. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
            
              Michigan State coach Tom Izzo directs the team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northern Arizona, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Unusual venues make nonconference games more memorable