August 3, 2011
ESPN Announces Matchups for 2011 Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant
Tickets on Sale Now; Five Games to Air on ESPNU
ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, announced today the matchups for the 2011 Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant, set for Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 17, 18 & 20, at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.
The field for the fourth annual Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant will include Georgia Tech, LSU, Northwestern, St. Joseph’s, Seton Hall, Tulsa, Virginia Commonwealth and Western Kentucky. VCU made a magical run to the NCAA Final Four last season, while Northwestern reached the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament.
The first round will commence Thursday, Nov. 17, with games featuring Tulsa against Western Kentucky at 12:30 p.m. ET; LSU versus Northwestern at 3 p.m. (ESPNU); VCU against Seton Hall at 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU); and Georgia Tech and St. Joseph’s at 8 p.m.
The bracket-format tournament will feature 12 games in three days with an off day on Saturday, Nov. 19. Each team will compete in one game per day, with the two teams that remain undefeated facing off in a championship match Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
The Southern Conference (SoCon) will again serve as the event’s sponsoring conference.
Georgetown captured the Charleston Classic title last season, beating North Carolina State 82-67 in the championship game. Previous champions were Clemson in 2008 and Miami (Fla.) in 2009.
Fans can purchase tickets to all six sessions (12 games) for $90 each, or single-session tickets (two games) for $20 each. “Booster tickets” are also available for $50, allowing entrance to all three sessions (six games) involving the pre-designated team of your choice. Tickets are available at www.CharlestonClassic.com or by visiting or calling the TD Arena box office at (843) 953-2632.
Fans can purchase official hotel accommodations and game tickets by going to www.anthonytravel.com (search Charleston Classic) or by calling 1-888-632-6951.
For more information about the tournament, please visit the official Web site at http://www.CharlestonClassic.com, follow on Twitter @CharlestonClsc and “like” the event on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/charlestonclassic.
Charleston Classic Schedule (Home team listed second)
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Time (ET) |
Game |
Network |
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Thu, Nov 17 |
12:30 p.m. |
Tulsa vs. Western Kentucky |
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3 p.m. |
LSU vs. Northwestern |
ESPNU |
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5:30 p.m. |
VCU vs. Seton Hall |
ESPNU |
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8 p.m. |
Georgia Tech vs. St. Joseph’s |
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Fri, Nov 18 |
1 p.m. |
Game 5 |
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3:30 p.m. |
Game 6 (Semifinal #1) |
ESPNU |
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6 p.m. |
Game 7 (Semifinal #2) |
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8:30 p.m. |
Game 8 |
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Sun, Nov 20 |
Noon |
Game 9 |
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2:30 p.m. |
Game 10 |
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6 p.m. |
Game 11 |
ESPNU |
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8:30 p.m. |
Game 12 (Championship Game) |
ESPNU |
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ESPN Regional Television/Event Ownership
The nation’s largest syndicator of collegiate sports programming, ESPN Regional Television (ERT) annually produces more than 1,200 sporting events. Content includes action from NCAA football, basketball and Olympic sports, NHRA and professional and amateur golf, accounting for more than 3,400 live and/or original hours of programming. ERT’s owned and operated events reach over a million fans a year and provides more than 200 additional hours of programming.
In addition to event ownership, ERT is the production headquarters for ESPNU; syndication rights-holder and producer of national, regional and local shows for college conferences (SEC, BIG EAST, Big 12, Mid-American, WAC) and manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
ESPN Regional Television markets and/or owns several sporting events:
Collegiate Football
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl St. Petersburg; Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.); MAACO Bowl Las Vegas; Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu); Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (Houston); MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney (Orlando, Fla.) and The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards
Collegiate Basketball
76 Classic (Anaheim, Calif.); Champions Classic (Madison Square Garden; debuts 2011); Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant (S.C.); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Old Spice Classic (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.); Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan); All-College Basketball Classic (Oklahoma City) and BracketBusters
Collegiate Lacrosse
Others
Hawaiian Islands Invitational (Soccer) and ESPN National Golf Challenge
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