Charleston Classic Champions
Charleston Classic Champions
Full list of Charleston Classic champions, including head coach, by year. The Charleston Classic is an early season Division I men’s college basketball tournament that has taken place annually since 2008. The tournament, which usually takes place the week before Thanksgiving, is played at TD Arena in Charleston, SC, home of the College of Charleston Cougars. It has a bracketed tournament format in which every team plays the same number of games but only one is crowned champion.
Year | Champion | Head Coach |
2008 | Clemson | Oliver Purnell |
2009 | Miami (FL) | Frank Haith |
2010 | Georgetown | John Thompson III |
2011 | Northwestern | Bill Carmody |
2012 | Colorado | Tad Boyle |
2013 | UMass | Derek Kellogg |
2014 | Miami (FL) (2) | Jim Larrañaga |
2015 | Virginia | Tony Bennett |
2016 | Villanova | Jay Wright |
2017 | Temple | Fran Dunphy |
2018 | Virginia Tech | Buzz Williams |
2019 | Florida | Mike White |
2020 | cancelled | cancelled |
2021 | St. Bonaventure | Mark Schmidt |
2022 | College of Charleston | Pat Kelsey |
2023 | Houston | Kelvin Sampson |
2024 |
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