Hi. I am a Uconn fan (lived in State for 25 yrs) and former Naval Academy faculty member and for last 10 yrs an Annapolis resident. Some tips for next week’s game at the Academy campus (known as the “Yard” locally).
Parking - other than those with handicapped tags, no visitor parking on the Yard. Two options - (1) park at the football stadium - Navy Marine Memorial Stadium on your car GPS search ($10.50 usually) and take free shuttle to the basketball arena (1.5 mi distant); (2) park at town garage (Hillman - car GPS name - is closest one) and walk to visitor center (Gate 1) - about 5 blocks, followed by another 5 blocks walk within Yard. Parking cost is about $4/hr. Both stadium and in town parking are credit/debit card only. Generally, no free street parking. Most street parking is 2 hr limit, more costly than garage, need an App to park,
Security - need ‘Real ID’ compliant license - like airport TSA check (or US passport) for entry to Yard. Don’t know if foreign passports will work for this event (they normally don’t - check ahead of time). Can’t bring large bags into arena, similar to football stadium rules.
Arena - a mini Gampel (5700 seats). No bleachers, seats have backs. Nice facility. Food and other concessions. No alcohol sold.
Postgame - Annapolis is walkable from Yard - see intown parking notes above. Hillman garage is one block from Main St. Tourist town with lots of good restaurants, bars, etc. Retail stores close 6pm. Academy students not allowed off Yard weekday nights, so mostly not a college crowd.
Hope this helps.
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