Sport | College Basketball |
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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.
*The 2011 tournament was the first Charleston Classic without the host Southern Conference (SoCon) sending a representative.