Charleston Classic | |
Charleston Classic | |
Country | United States |
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Founded | 2008 |
Inaugural | 2008 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Website | [CharlestonClassic.com Official website] |
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[]
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 | |||||
1 | Charleston | 86 | |||
2 | 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 | |||||
1 | SIU Edwardsville | 83 | |||
2 | Western Michigan | 72 |
2008 standings[]
Place | Conf. | School | Record |
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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[]
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 | |||||
1 | UNC Wilmington | 66 | |||
2 | South Florida | 74 |
5th-8th place Semifinals, November 20 |
5th place consolation, November 22 | |||||||
1 | Tulane | 63 | ||||||
4 | Penn State | 60 | ||||||
Tulane | 59 | |||||||
La Salle | 61 | |||||||
2 | Davidson | 70 | ||||||
3 | La Salle | 84 |
7th place consolation, November 22 | |||||
1 | Penn State | 59 | |||
2 | Davidson | 57 |
2009 standings[]
Place | Conf. | School | Record |
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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[]
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 | |||||
1 | Wofford | 82 | |||
2 | George Mason | 79 |
5th-8th place Semifinals, November 19 |
5th place consolation, November 21 | |||||||
1 | Coastal Carolina | 71 | ||||||
4 | USC Upstate | 50 | ||||||
Coastal Carolina | 79 | |||||||
Charlotte | 75 | |||||||
2 | East Carolina | 63 | ||||||
3 | Charlotte | 74 |
7th place consolation, November 21 | |||||
1 | USC Upstate | 67 | |||
2 | East Carolina | 75 |
2010 standings[]
Place | Conf. | School | Record |
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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[]
"The eight-team field is announced for the 2011 Charleston Classic set to be held Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 17, 18 & 20, at Carolina First Arena in Charleston, S.C. The field for the fourth annual Charleston Classic includes Georgia Tech, LSU, Saint Joseph’s, Seton Hall, Tulsa, Virginia Commonwealth, Western Kentucky and Baylor..." (Charlestonclassic.com)[5].
The 2011 tournament will be the first Classic without the host conference (SoCon) sending a representative. No bracket has been announced yet.
References[]
- ↑ http://www.charlestonclassic.com/bracket.php
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.charlestonclassic.com/about.php
- ↑ http://www.charlestonclassic.com/pdfs/09CCBracket.pdf
- ↑ http://athletics.wofford.edu/documents/2010/9/13/2010_Charleston_Classic_Bracket.pdf?id=1860
- ↑ http://www.charlestonclassic.com/home/component/content/article/50-press-releases/153-2011-team-release