Tickets for the 2017 Gildan Charleston Classic – to be held Nov. 16, 17 and 19, at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C. – go on sale today and can be purchased through the College of Charleston ticket office. The tenth annual Gildan Charleston Classic features an eight-team field, including Auburn, Clemson, Dayton, Hofstra, Indiana State, Old Dominion, Ohio and Temple.
Fans can purchase an early bird all-session baseline or upper level ticket for $90 (regularly $100) or premium sideline general admission seat for $100 (regularly $115) up until August 11. College of Charleston season ticket holders can purchase baseline or upper general admission all-session tickets for $80 or premium sideline general admission tickets for $90.
Tickets are available at
www.CharlestonClassic.com or by calling the College of Charleston box office at (843) 953-2632.
The 2017 Gildan Charleston Classic will feature a bracket format with 12 games over three days. Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through the bracket. The bracket and full tournament schedule will be announced later this month.
This will be the tenth year that Charleston has hosted the tournament. Charleston has been named the "Top U.S. City" and "Second Best City in the World" by
Condé Nast Traveler 2014 Readers' Choice Awards. In 2015 Charleston was also voted the "Top City in the U.S. and Canada" in the
Travel + Leisure for the fourth consecutive year.
Fans can purchase travel packages that include official hotel accommodations by going to
http://www.anthonytravel.com/Charleston or by calling 1-888-632-6951. Additional information can be found on the Charleston Classic's official Web site at
www.CharlestonClassic.com. The Gildan Charleston Classic is owned and operated by ESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN.
ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of 31 collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games; FCS opening-weekend game; 14 college bowl games, 11 college basketball events and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 300-plus hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 700,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.
ESPN Events also manages the Big 12 Corporate Partner Program.
Collegiate Basketball
AdvoCare Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.);
Armed Forces Classic (Ramstein Air Base, Germany);
College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy's (Los Angeles);
Gildan Charleston Classic (South Carolina);
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu);
Jimmy V Men's Classic presented by Corona (New York City);
Jimmy V Women's Classic presented by Corona (TBD);
NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.);
PK80 (Portland, Ore.);
Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan);
State Farm Champions Classic (Chicago) and
Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.)
