Charleston Classic

Charleston Classic

Sport	College Basketball
Founded	2008
Inaugural season	2008
No. of teams	8
Country(ies)	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Georgetown Hoyas (2010)
Most titles	Clemson Tigers (1) Miami Hurricanes (1) Georgetown Hoyas (1)
TV partner(s)	ESPN
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 the brand new Carolina First Arena, home of the College of Charleston. Each team plays three games in three days. The Southern Conference (SoCon) serves as the event’s sponsoring conference and host. The inaugural tournament was held November 14–16, 2008.

2008 tournament

Bracket

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	Quarterfinals, November 14					1st-4th place semifinals, November 15					Title, November 16
		SIU Edwardsville	66
		Charleston	72
							Charleston	65
							Temple	70
		Temple	79
		East Tenn. State	65
												Temple	72
												Clemson	76
		Clemson	98
		Hofstra	69
							Clemson	70
							Texas Christian	58
		Texas Christian	67
		Western Michigan	63

	3rd place consolation, November 16
	Charleston		86
	Texas Christian		75

	5th-8th place Semifinals, November 15					5th place consolation, November 16
	SIU Edwardsville		62
	East Tenn. State		65
						East Tenn. State		75
						Hofstra		76
	Hofstra		71
	Western Michigan		68

	7th place consolation, November 16
	SIU Edwardsville		83
	Western Michigan		72

2008 standings

Place	Conf.	School	Record
1st	ACC	Clemson	3–0
2nd	A-10	Temple	2–1
3rd	SoCon	Charleston	2–1
4th	MWC	Texas Christian	1–2
5th	CAA	Hofstra	2–1
6th	A-Sun	East Tenn. State	1–2
7th	OVC	SIU Edwardsville	1–2
8th	MAC	Western Michigan	0–3

2009 Tournament

ESPN confirmed that the 2009 field of eight schools have been selected for the tournament as follows: South Carolina, La Salle, Miami, Penn State, South Florida, Tulane, UNC Wilmington and Davidson.^[2] Davidson was the representative from the host Southern Conference. The tournament was held from November 19–22, 2009.^[2]

Bracket

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scores ESPN scores

	Quarterfinals, November 19					1st-4th place semifinals, November 20					Title, 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 consolation, November 22
	UNC Wilmington		66
	South Florida		74

	5th-8th place Semifinals, November 20					5th place consolation, November 22
	Tulane		63
	Penn State		60
						Tulane		59
						La Salle		61
	Davidson		70
	La Salle		84

	7th place consolation, November 22
	Penn State		59
	Davidson		57

2009 standings

Place	Conf.	School	Record
1st	ACC	Miami (Fla)	3–0
2nd	SEC	South Carolina	2–1
3rd	Big East	South Florida	2–1
4th	CAA	UNC Wilmington	1–2
5th	A-10	LaSalle	2–1
6th	CUSA	Tulane	1–2
7th	Big Ten	Penn State	1–2
8th	SoCon	Davidson	0–3

2010 Tournament

Bracket

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	Quarterfinals, November 18					1st-4th place semifinals, November 19					Title, 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 consolation, November 21
	Wofford		82
	George Mason		79

	5th-8th place Semifinals, November 19					5th place consolation, November 21
	Coastal Carolina		71
	USC Upstate		50
						Coastal Carolina		79
						Charlotte		75
	East Carolina		63
	Charlotte		74

	7th place consolation, November 21
	USC Upstate		67
	East Carolina		75

2010 standings

Place	Conf.	School	Record
1st	Big East	Georgetown	3–0
2nd	ACC	NC State	2–1
3rd	SoCon	Wofford	2–1
4th	CAA	George Mason	1–2
5th	Big South	Coastal Carolina	2–1
6th	A-10	Charlotte	1–2
7th	C-USA	East Carolina	1–2
8th	A-Sun	USC Upstate	0–3

2011 Tournament

	Quarterfinals, November 17					1st-4th place semifinals, November 18					Title, November 20
		Tulsa	65
		Western Kentucky	49
							Tulsa	65
							Northwestern	69
		LSU	82
		Northwestern	88
												Northwestern
												Seton Hall
		VCU	54
		Seton Hall	69
							Seton Hall	78
							St. Joseph's	70
		Georgia Tech	53
		St. Joseph's	66

	3rd place consolation, November 20
	Tulsa
	St. Joseph's

	5th-8th place Semifinals, November 18					5th place consolation, November 20
	Western Kentucky		57
	LSU		76
						LSU		59
						Georgia Tech		50
	VCU		60
	Georgia Tech		73

	7th place consolation, November 20
	Western Kentucky		64
	VCU		69

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Note: The 2011 tournament will be the first Classic without the host Southern Conference (SoCon) sending a representative.

2011 standings

Place	Conf.	School	Record
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th	SEC	LSU	2-1
6th	ACC	Georgia Tech	1-2
7th	CAA	VCU	1-2
8th	Southland	Western Kentucky	0-3

Future Fields

2012^[6]

• Baylor
• Boston College
• College of Charleston
• Dayton
• St. John's
• Southern Illinois
• One Team TBA

References

1. ^ http://www.charlestonclassic.com/bracket.php
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.charlestonclassic.com/about.php
3. ^ http://www.charlestonclassic.com/pdfs/09CCBracket.pdf
4. ^ http://athletics.wofford.edu/documents/2010/9/13/2010_Charleston_Classic_Bracket.pdf?id=1860
5. ^ http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2011/0803/ncb_charlstnclssicbrckt.pdf
6. ^ "Men's Basketball to play in 2012 Charleston Classi". SIUSalukies.com. http://www.siusalukis.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111811aaa.html. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 

External links

• Charleston Classic