The Charleston Classic is a three-day invitational college basketball season-opening tournament held in
Charleston, South Carolina. An
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...
-owned and operated event, it is contested at
TD Arena, home of the
College of Charleston Cougars
The Charleston Cougars are the varsity intercollegiate athletic teams representing the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I and are currently members of the Colonial Athletic Association. T ...
. Each team plays three games in four days, since the second edition the tournament has been played on a Thursday,Friday and Sunday format with a Saturday off day. The inaugural tournament was held November 14–16, 2008.
Tournament history
Tournament champions
Most Appearances
Brackets
* – Denotes overtime period
2022
The 2022 tournament will take place at
TD Arena in
Charleston, South Carolina. The tournament is set to take place from November 17 - 20, 2022.
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
''Note:'' The 2011 tournament was the first Charleston Classic without the host Southern Conference (
SoCon
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly ...
) sending a representative.
2010
2009
2008
References
External links
charlestonclassic.com
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College men's basketball competitions in the United States
College basketball competitions
Sports in Charleston, South Carolina
2008 establishments in South Carolina
Recurring sporting events established in 2008