The Shriners Children's Charleston Classic is an eight team 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 Charleston Cougars. The inaugural tournament was held November 14–16, 2008. From 2009 through 2024, it was a four-day invitational with each team playing three games (since the second edition, the tournament has been staged as a Thursday, Friday and Sunday format with a Saturday off day). Starting in 2025, the eight teams were sliced into two four-team brackets, with each team playing two games over three days.
Tournament history Tournament champions YearBracketWinnerScoreOpponentTournament MVPLocation 2008 Clemson 76–72 Temple Trevor Booker, Clemson TD Arena, Charleston, SC 2009 Miami (FL) 85–70 South Carolina Dwayne Collins, Miami (FL) 2010 Georgetown 82–67 NC State Chris Wright, Georgetown 2011 Northwestern 80–73 Seton Hall Drew Crawford, Northwestern 2012 Colorado 81–74 Murray State Askia Booker, Colorado 2013 UMass 62–56 Clemson Cady Lalanne, UMass 2014 Miami (FL) (2) 77–58 Charlotte Ángel Rodríguez, Miami (FL) 2015 Virginia 83–66 George Mason London Perrantes, Virginia 2016 Villanova 67–57 UCF Josh Hart, Villanova2017 Temple 67–60 Clemson Obi Enechionyia, Temple2018 Virginia Tech 89–83 Purdue Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Virginia Tech2019 Florida 70–65 Xavier Keyontae Johnson, Florida2021 St. Bonaventure 70–54 Marquette Kyle Lofton, St. Bonaventure2022 Charleston 77–75 Virginia Tech Ryan Larson, Charleston2023 Houston 69–55 Dayton LJ Cryer, Houston 2024 Drake 81–70 Vanderbilt Bennett Stirtz, Drake 2025 Lowcountry Utah State 94–60 Davidson MJ Collins, Utah State Palmetto Clemson 97–94 Georgia Jestin Porter, Clemson
Most AppearancesTeamAppearancesChampionshipsYearsClemson522008, 2013, 2017, 2021, 2025Davidson5—2009, 2013, 2018, 2022, 2025Charleston412008, 2012, 2016, 2022Miami (FL)422009, 2014, 2019, 2024Temple412008, 2013, 2017, 2021Dayton3—2012, 2017, 2023Penn State3—2009, 2014, 2022Seton Hall3—2011, 2015, 2024South Carolina3—2009, 2014, 2022Towson3—2015, 2019, 2023Auburn2—2012, 2017Boise State2—2016, 2021Boston College2—2012, 2025Charlotte2—2010, 2014George Mason2—2010, 2015Georgia2—2013, 2025Hofstra2—2008, 2017LSU2—2011, 2023Oklahoma State2—2015, 2024Old Dominion2—2017, 2022Ole Miss2—2015, 2021Saint Joseph's2—2011, 2019St. John's2—2012, 2023Tulane2—2009, 2025VCU2—2011, 2024Virginia Tech212018, 2022Wake Forest2—2016, 2023Western Michigan2—2008, 2016West Virginia2—2021, 2025Xavier2—2019, 2025Colorado112012Drake112024Florida112019Georgetown112010Houston112023Northwestern112011St. Bonaventure112021UMass112013Utah State11 2025 Villanova112016Virginia112015
Brackets 2026 The 2026 Charleston Classic will consist of 3 stand alone games played each day on November 20 and 22. Each team will play a total of two games. Participating teams: Dayton Minnesota Northwestern Oklahoma State Utah Virginia Tech
2025 The 2025 Shriners Children's Charleston Classic, held annually at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina, will take place on November 21 and 23. For the first time in event history, the field of eight teams is being split into two separate four-team brackets (labeled Lowcountry and Palmetto).
Lowcountry Bracket
Palmetto Bracket
2024 The 2024 tournament took place at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina from November 21 - 24, 2024.
2023 The 2023 tournament took place at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina from November 16 - 19, 2023.
2022 The 2022 tournament took place at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina from November 17 - 20, 2022.
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2019
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2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
''Note:'' The 2011 tournament was the first Charleston Classic without the host Southern Conference (SoCon) sending a representative.
2010
2009
2008
Future fields 2026 Source:
Dayton Minnesota Northwestern Oklahoma State Utah Virginia Tech 2 TBD
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