2024 Shriners Children’s Hospital Charleston Classic Field Announced

The ESPN Events men’s college basketball tournament will be played November 21, 22 and 24 at TD Arena.

ESPN Events has announced the eight-team field – Drake, Florida Atlantic, Miami, Nevada, Oklahoma State, Seton Hall, Vanderbilt, and VCU – competing in the 2024 Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic. The annual men’s college basketball tournament will be played on November 21, 22, and 24 at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina.

Florida Atlantic, Nevada, and Drake played in the NCAA tournament last year, while VCU and Seton Hall played in the National Invitational Tournament, with Seton Hall winning the NIT Championship. Miami, Oklahoma State, and Seton Hall will be making return trips to Charleston. Oklahoma State, Seton Hall and Miami will be making return trips to Charleston, with the Hurricanes having won the tournament in 2014.

Matchups, times, and ESPN platform designations for games will be announced at a later date.

Owned and operated by ESPN Events, the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic is in its 16th year. Past Classic champions include Houston (2023), College of Charleston (2022), St. Bonaventure (2021), and Florida (2020).

The family-friendly event offers teams a week of practice, play, and experiences in and around historic Charleston. Information on travel packages, tickets and more are available at the Charleston Classic website. Tickets will be available for purchase following the announcement of the complete tournament schedule later this summer. In the meantime, fans can secure up to $25 off each all-tournament ticket by signing up for the pre-sale at www.charlestonclassic.com.

ESPN Events

ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events nationwide. In 2024, the 34-event schedule includes four early-season college football kickoff games, 17 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events, the premiere regular season college softball and gymnastics events, as well as the Band of the Year National Championship. Collectively, these events account for over 400 hours of live programming on ESPN platforms, reaching 60 million viewers and attracting more than 650,000 annual attendees. Each year, the portfolio of events features more than 20 Division I conferences and hosts over 4,000 participating student-athletes. With satellite offices in more than 10 cities across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans. Follow ESPN Events on Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube.