Charleston Classic

Charleston Classic

Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2008
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Villanova
Most titles	Miami (2)
TV partner(s)	ESPN
Sponsor(s)	Gildan
Official website	CharlestonClassic.com

The Charleston Classic is a three-day invitational college basketball season-opening tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina. An ESPN-owned and operated event, it is contested at TD Arena, home of the College of Charleston. Each team plays three games in three days. The inaugural tournament was held November 14–16, 2008.

Champions

Team	Year
2008	Clemson
2009	Miami (FL)
2010	Georgetown
2011	Northwestern
2012	Colorado
2013	UMass
2014	Miami (FL)
2015	Virginia
2016	Villanova

2016 Tournament

First Round November 17			Semifinals November 18			Championship November 20


	Western Michigan	65

3	Villanova	76
			3	Villanova	96

				Wake Forest	77
Wake Forest		103

UTEP		81
						3	Villanova	67

							UCF	57
Mississippi State		61

UCF		86
			UCF		60

			College of Charleston		40
Boise State		47

College of Charleston		60

	3rd place game November 20


	Wake Forest		78

	College of Charleston		61

Consolation 2nd Round November 18		5th place game November 20


Western Michigan	75

UTEP	85
		UTEP	54

		Mississippi State	61
Mississippi State	80

Boise State	68

	7th place game November 20


	Western Michigan		70

	Boise State		91

2015 Tournament

First Round November 19			Semifinals November 20			Championship November 22


Ole Miss		62

George Mason		68
			George Mason		71^OT

			Oklahoma State		68
Oklahoma State		69

Towson		52
							George Mason	66

						6	Virginia	83
Long Beach State		80

Seton Hall		77
				Long Beach State	52

			6	Virginia	87
6	Virginia	82

	Bradley	57

	3rd place game November 22


	Oklahoma State		82

	Long Beach State		77

Consolation 2nd Round November 20		5th place game November 22


Ole Miss	76

Towson	60
		Ole Miss	63

		Seton Hall	75
Seton Hall	67

Bradley	59

	7th place game November 22


	Towson		62

	Bradley		60

2014 Tournament

First Round November 20 ESPNU/ESPN3		Semifinals November 21 ESPN2/ESPNU		Championship November 23 ESPN2


USC	46

Akron	66
		Akron	51

		Miami (FL)	79
Drexel	46

Miami (FL)	66
				Miami (FL)	77

				Charlotte	58
Penn State	97

Charlotte	106^2OT
		Charlotte	65

		South Carolina	63
Cornell	45

South Carolina	69

	3rd place game November 23 ESPNU


	Akron		68

	South Carolina		63

Consolation 2nd Round November 21 ESPNU/ESPN3		5th place game November 23 ESPN3


USC	72

Drexel	70
		USC	61

		Penn State	63
Penn State	72

Cornell	71

	Consolation 7th place game November 23 ESPN3


	Drexel		61

	Cornell		59

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2013 Tournament

First Round November 21			Semifinals November 22			Championship November 24 ESPN2


Nebraska		90

UMass		96
				UMass	81

			19	New Mexico	65
	UAB	94

19	New Mexico	97
						UMass	62

						Clemson	56
Georgia		82

Davidson		94
			Davidson		54

			Clemson		85
Temple		58

Clemson		72

3rd place game November 24 ESPNU


19	New Mexico	79

	Davidson	58

Consolation 2nd Round November 22		5th place game November 24 ESPN3


Nebraska	74

UAB	87
		UAB	66

		Temple	87
Georgia	81

Temple	83

	Consolation 7th place game November 24 ESPN3


	Nebraska		73

	Georgia		65

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2012 Tournament

First Round November 15			Semifinals November 16			Championship November 18 ESPN2


Dayton		57

Colorado		67
				Colorado	60

			16	Baylor	58
16	Baylor	84

	Boston College	74
						Colorado	81

						Murray State	74
St. John's		64

Charleston		53
			St. John's		67

			Murray State		72
Murray State		79

Auburn		59

3rd place game November 18 ESPNU


16	Baylor	97

	St. John's	78

Consolation 2nd Round November 16		5th place game November 18 ESPN3


Dayton	87

Boston College	71
		Dayton	73

		Auburn	63
Charleston	51

Auburn	55

	Consolation 7th place game November 18 ESPN3


	Boston College		67

	Charleston		71

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2011 Tournament

First Round November 17		Semifinals November 18		Championship Game November 20


Tulsa	65

WKU	49
		Tulsa	65

		Northwestern	69
LSU	82

Northwestern	88
				Northwestern	80

				Seton Hall	73
VCU	54

Seton Hall	69
		Seton Hall	78

		Saint Joseph's	70
Georgia Tech	53

Saint Joseph's	66

	3rd place game November 20


	Tulsa		75

	Saint Joseph's		79

Consolation 2nd Round November 18		5th Place game November 20


WKU	57

LSU	76
		LSU	59

		Georgia Tech	50
VCU	60

Georgia Tech	73

	7th place game November 20


	WKU		64

	VCU		69

*The 2011 tournament was the first Charleston Classic without the host Southern Conference (SoCon) sending a representative.
^[3]

2010 Tournament

^[4]

First Round November 18		Semifinals November 19		Championship November 21


Coastal Carolina	61

Georgetown	80
		Georgetown	74

		Wofford	59
USC Upstate	61

Wofford	79
				Georgetown	82

				NC State	67
East Carolina	65

NC State	85
		NC State	78

		George Mason	65
George Mason	78

Charlotte	56

	3rd place game November 21


	Wofford		82

	George Mason		79

Consolation 2nd Round November 19		5th place game November 21


Coastal Carolina	71

USC Upstate	50
		Coastal Carolina	79

		Charlotte	75
East Carolina	63

Charlotte	74

	7th place game November 21


	USC Upstate		67

	East Carolina		75

2009 Tournament

^[5]

First Round November 19		Semifinals November 20		Championship November 22


Tulane	54

Miami	74
		Miami	67

		UNC Wilmington	60
UNC Wilmington	80

Penn State	69
				Miami	85

				South Carolina	70
South Florida	65

Davidson	58
		South Florida	66

		South Carolina	69
La Salle	68

South Carolina	78

	3rd place game November 22


	UNC Wilmington		66

	South Florida		74

Consolation 2nd Round November 20		5th place game November 22


Tulane	63

Penn State	60
		Tulane	59

		La Salle	61
Davidson	70

La Salle	84

	7th place game November 22


	Penn State		59

	Davidson		57

2008 tournament

^[6]

First Round November 14		Semifinals November 15		Championship November 16


SIU Edwardsville	66

Charleston	72
		Charleston	65

		Temple	70
Temple	79

East Tennessee State	65
				Temple	72

				Clemson	76
Clemson	98

Hofstra	69
		Clemson	70

		TCU	58
TCU	67

Western Michigan	63

	3rd place game November 16


	Charleston		86

	TCU		75

Consolation 2nd Round November 15		5th place game November 16


SIU Edwardsville	62

East Tennessee State	65
		East Tennessee State	75

		Hofstra	76
Hofstra	71

Western Michigan	68

	7th place game November 16


	SIU Edwardsville		83

	Western Michigan		72

Future fields

2017

Auburn
Clemson
Dayton
Hofstra
Indiana State
Old Dominion
Ohio
Temple

References

1 2 "Bracket - Charleston Classic" (PDF). charlestonclassic.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
↑ "Bracket - Charleston Classic" (PDF). charlestonclassic.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
↑ http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2011/0803/ncb_charlstnclssicbrckt.pdf
↑ http://athletics.wofford.edu/documents/2010/9/13/2010_Charleston_Classic_Bracket.pdf?id=1860
↑ "Home - Charleston Classic" (PDF). charlestonclassic.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
↑ "Home - Charleston Classic". charlestonclassic.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

Charleston Classic

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments (United States)

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Postseason	NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship ECAC Tournaments

Division III

Postseason	NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship

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