Choose Charleston

The Miami Hurricanes of the ACC will be taking the hardware back to Florida as they defeated South Carolina, 85-70.  Dewayne Collins was named MVP of the tournament after he dominated most big men throughout the tournament.

Southern Conference rival of C of C, Davidson, went 0-3 in the Charleston Classic.  The Wildcats seemed to be struggling after Stephen Curry left early for the NBA this past summer.

For 2010, it is rumored that the N.C. State Wolfpack of the ACC will be playing in the Charleston Classic but nothing is in stone yet.

Here is the game schedule for the Charleston Classic Tournament.

Nov. 19, 2009.

Tulane vs Miami 1:30 pm

UNC Wilmington vs Penn State 4:00 pm ESPNU

USF vs Davidson 7:00 pm

LaSalle vs South Carolina 9:30 pm ESPNU

A great event is taking place in Charleston starting tonight.  The second annual Charleston Classic which will be hosted in at the new Carolina First Arena at the College of Charleston.

You can purchase tickets here.

The field is loaded with talent with some common local teams such as C of C conference rival Davidson.  The South Carolina Gamecocks are also joining the field with coach Darrin Horn looking to make a national splash.  UNC-Wilmington joins, along with the ACC’s Miami Hurricanes.

The other teams making up the Charleston Classic for 2009 is  Tulane, USF, NIT champ Penn State, and La Salle.

I don’t know if they are really clear cut best team in the field but I expect several games to go down to the wire!

I will have some game updates as the Charleston Classic is played out this weekend.

The games will be played Nov. 19-22