Charleston Classic

Charleston Classic
Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2008
No. of teams	8
Country	United States
Most recent; champion(s)	St. Bonaventure
Most titles	Miami (FL) (2)
TV partner(s)	ESPN
Sponsor(s)	Shriners
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 Cougars. 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[]

Team	Year
2008	Clemson
2009	Miami (FL)
2010	Georgetown
2011	Northwestern
2012	Colorado
2013	UMass
2014	Miami (FL)
2015	Virginia
2016	Villanova
2017	Temple
2018	Virginia Tech
2019	Florida
2021	St. Bonaventure

Most Appearances[]


Team	Appearances
Charleston	3
Clemson	3
Saint Joseph's	3
Davidson	3
Temple	3
Auburn	2
Charlotte	2
Dayton	2
George Mason	2
Hofstra	2
Miami (FL)	2
Penn State	2
Seton Hall	2
South Carolina	2
Western Michigan	2

Brackets[]

* – Denotes overtime period

2021[]

^[1]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 21			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 19				First Round Thursday, November 18				Semifinals Friday, November 19				Championship Sunday, November 21

							22	St. Bonaventure	67
								Boise State	61
				Boise State	82						22	St. Bonaventure	68
				Temple	62							Clemson	65
								Clemson	75
								Temple	48
	Boise State	60													22	St. Bonaventure	70
	Ole Miss	50														Marquette	54
								Marquette	78
								Ole Miss	72
				Ole Miss	74							Marquette	82
7th Place Game					Elon	56							West Virginia	71			3rd Place Game
	Temple	75						Elon	68							Clemson	59
	Elon	58							West Virginia	87								West Virginia	66

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2019[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 24			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 22				First Round Thursday, November 21				Semifinals Friday, November 22				Championship Sunday, November 24

								Missouri State	70
								Miami (FL)	74
				Missouri State	71							Miami (FL)	58
				Saint Joseph's	69							Florida	78
								Florida	70
								Saint Joseph's	62
	Missouri State	74														Florida	70
	Buffalo	75													18	Xavier	65
							18	Xavier	73
								Towson	51
				Towson	73						18	Xavier	75
7th Place Game					Buffalo	76							UConn	74**			3rd Place Game
	St. Joseph's	64						Buffalo	68							Miami (FL)	55
	Towson	76							UConn	79								UConn	80

^[3]

2018[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 18			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 16				First Round Thursday, November 15				Semifinals Friday, November 16				Championship Sunday, November 18

								Ball State	64
							16	Virginia Tech	73
				Ball State	61						16	Virginia Tech	88
				Alabama	79							Northeastern	60
								Alabama	52
								Northeastern	68
	Alabama	90													16	Virginia Tech	89
	Wichita State	85													23	Purdue	83
							23	Purdue	73
								Appalachian State	70
				Appalachian State	76						23	Purdue	79
7th Place Game					Wichita State	82							Davidson	58			3rd Place Game
	Ball State	94						Wichita State	53							Northeastern	59
	Appalachian State	86*							Davidson	57								Davidson	71

^[4]

2017[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 19		Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 17				First Round Thursday, November 16				Semifinals Friday, November 17				Championship Sunday, November 19

						Auburn		83
						Indiana State		64
		Indiana State		44						Auburn		74
		Old Dominion		62						Temple		88
						Old Dominion		65
						Temple		76
Old Dominion	75													Temple		67
Dayton	67													Clemson		60
						Clemson		81
						Ohio		76
		Ohio		65						Clemson		78
7th Place Game			Dayton		79						Hofstra		59			3rd Place Game
Indiana State	94						Dayton		53						Auburn		89
Ohio	96****						Hofstra		57							Hofstra		78

^[5]

2016[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 20			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 18				First Round Thursday, November 17				Semifinals Friday, November 18				Championship Sunday, November 20

								Western Michigan	65
							3	Villanova	76
				Western Michigan	75						3	Villanova	96
				UTEP	85							Wake Forest	77
								Wake Forest	103
								UTEP	81
	UTEP	54													3	Villanova	67
	Mississippi State	61														UCF	57
								Mississippi State	61
								UCF	86
				Mississippi State	80							UCF	60
7th Place Game					Boise State	68							Charleston	40			3rd Place Game
	Western Michigan	70						Boise State	47							Wake Forest	78
	Boise State	91							Charleston	60								Charleston	61

^[6]

2015[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 22			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 20				First Round Thursday, November 19				Semifinals Friday, November 20				Championship Sunday, November 22

								Ole Miss	62
								George Mason	68
				Ole Miss	76							George Mason	71*
				Towson	60							Oklahoma State	68
								Oklahoma State	69
								Towson	62
	Ole Miss	63														George Mason	66
	Seton Hall	75													6	Virginia	83
								Long Beach State	80
								Seton Hall	77
				Seton Hall	67							Long Beach State	52
7th Place Game					Bradley	59						6	Virginia	87			3rd Place Game
	Towson	62					6	Virginia	82							Oklahoma State	82
	Bradley	60							Bradley	57								Long Beach State	77

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2014[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 22 ESPN3		Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 21 ESPNU / ESPN3				First Round Thursday, November 20 ESPNU / ESPN3				Semifinals Friday, November 21 ESPN2 / ESPNU				Championship Sunday, November 23 ESPN2

						USC		46
						Akron		66
		USC		72						Akron		51
		Drexel		70						Miami (FL)		79
						Drexel		46
						Miami (FL)		66
USC	61													Miami (FL)		77
Penn State	63													Charlotte		58
						Penn State		95
						Charlotte		106**
		Penn State		72						Charlotte		65
7th Place Game ESPN3			Cornell		71						South Carolina		63			3rd Place Game ESPNU
Drexel	61						Cornell		45						Akron		68
Cornell	59						South Carolina		69							South Carolina		63

^[8]

2013[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 24 ESPN3			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 22				First Round Thursday, November 21				Semifinals Friday, November 22				Championship Sunday, November 24 ESPN2

								Nebraska	90
								UMass	96
				Nebraska	74							UMass	81
				UAB	87						19	New Mexico	65
								UAB	94
							19	New Mexico	97
	UAB	66													22	UMass	62
	Temple	87														Clemson	56
								Georgia	82
								Davidson	94
				Georgia	81							Davidson	54
7th Place Game ESPN3					Temple	83							Clemson	85			3rd Place Game ESPNU
	Nebraska	73						Temple	58						19	New Mexico	79
	Georgia	65							Clemson	72								Davidson	58

^[9]

2012[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 18 ESPN3			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 16				First Round Thursday, November 15				Semifinals Friday, November 16				Championship Sunday, November 18 ESPN2

								Dayton	57
								Colorado	67
				Dayton	87							Colorado	60
				Boston College	71						16	Baylor	58
							16	Baylor	84
							19	Boston College	74
	Dayton	73													22	Colorado	81
	Auburn	63														Murray State	74
								St. John's	64
								Charleston	53
				Charleston	51							St. John's	67
7th Place Game ESPN3					Auburn	55							Murray State	72			3rd Place Game ESPNU
	Boston College	67						Murray State	79						19	Baylor	97
	Charleston	71							Auburn	59								St. John's	78

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2011[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 20		Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 18				First Round Thursday, November 17				Semifinals Friday, November 18				Championship Sunday, November 20

						Tulsa		65
						WKU		49
		WKU		56						Tulsa		65
		LSU		67						Northwestern		69
						LSU		82
						Northwestern		88
LSU	59													Northwestern		80
Georgia Tech	50													Seton Hall		73
						VCU		54
						Seton Hall		69
		VCU		60						Seton Hall		78
7th Place Game			Georgia Tech		73						Saint Joseph's		70			3rd Place Game
WKU	64						Georgia Tech		53						Tulsa		75
VCU	69						Saint Joseph's		66							Saint Joseph's		79

^[11] ''Note:'' The 2011 tournament was the first Charleston Classic without the host Southern Conference (SoCon) sending a representative.
^[12]

2010[]

^[13]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 20			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 18				First Round Thursday, November 17				Semifinals Friday, November 18				Championship Sunday, November 20

								Coastal Carolina	61
							20	Georgetown	80
				Coastal Carolina	71						20	Georgetown	74
				USC Upstate	50							Wofford	59
								USC Upstate	61
								Wofford	79
	Coastal Carolina	79													20	Georgetown	82
	Charlotte	75														NC State	67
								East Carolina	65
								NC State	85
				East Carolina	63							NC State	78
7th Place Game					Charlotte	74							George Mason	65			3rd Place Game
	USC Upstate	67						George Mason	78							Wofford	82
	East Carolina	75							Charlotte	56								George Mason	79

^[14]

2009[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 22			Consolation 2nd Round Friday, November 20				First Round Thursday, November 19				Semifinals Friday, November 20				Championship Sunday, November 22

								Tulane	54
							20	Miami (FL)	74
				Tulane	63						20	Miami (FL)	67
				Penn State	60							UNC Wilmington	60
								UNC Wilmington	80
								Penn State	69
	Tulane	59													20	Miami (FL)	85
	La Salle	61														South Carolina	70
								South Florida	65
								Davidson	58
				Davidson	70							South Florida	66
7th Place Game					La Salle	84							South Carolina	69			3rd Place Game
	Penn State	59						La Salle	68							UNC Wilmington	66
	Davidson	57							South Carolina	78								South Florida	74

^[15]

2008[]

5th Place Game Sunday, November 16		Consolation 2nd Round Saturday, November 15				First Round Friday, November 14				Semifinals Saturday, November 15				Championship Sunday, November 16

						SIU Edwardsville		66
						Charleston		72
		SIU Edwardsville		62						Charleston		65
		East Tennessee State		65						Temple		70
						Temple		75
						East Tennessee State		69
East Tennessee State	75													Temple		72
Hofstra	76													Clemson		76
						Clemson		98
						Hofstra		69
		Hofstra		71						Clemson		70
7th Place Game			Western Michigan		68						TCU		58			3rd Place Game
SIU Edwardsville	83						TCU		67						Charleston		86
Western Michigan	72						Western Michigan		63							TCU		75

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References[]

^ "Matchups for 2021 Shriners Children's Charleston Classic Announced". ESPNEvents.com. ESPNEvents. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "2021 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2019 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2018 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2017 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2016 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2015 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2014 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2013 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2012 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2011 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2011/0803/ncb_charlstnclssicbrckt.pdf
^ "Slide 1" (PDF).
^ "2010 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2009 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ "2008 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

External links[]

charlestonclassic.com

[1] "Matchups for 2021 Shriners Children's Charleston Classic Announced". ESPNEvents.com. ESPNEvents. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[2] "2021 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[3] "2019 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[4] "2018 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[5] "2017 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[6] "2016 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[7] "2015 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[8] "2014 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[9] "2013 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[10] "2012 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[11] "2011 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[12] ttp://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2011/0803/ncb_charlstnclssicbrckt.pdf

[13] "Slide 1" (PDF).

[14] "2010 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[15] "2009 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[16] "2008 Charleston Classic Bracket". Charleston Classic. ESPNEvents.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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