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Presale Discount: 2023 Shriners Children's Charleston Classic Tickets Available Now!

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ESPN Events has revealed the bracket for the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, to be played Nov. 16, 17 and 19 at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina.

Seven of the eight teams in the field are coming off winning records in the 2022-23 season, including Houston, which finished with one of its best seasons in school history (31-3) and advanced to the Sweet 16 as the No. 1 seed in the 2023 NCAA Men's Tournament. They will open play in Charleston against Towson from the CAA, which finished 21-12 a year ago.

Another exciting team to watch will be St. John’s, ranked No. 25 in ESPN’s “Way Too Early” Top 25. The Red Storm have a revamped roster under Hall of Famer and new head coach Rick Pitino. Their opening game in Charleston will be against 2023 National Invitation Tournament champion North Texas, which finished last season with an impressive 31-7 record.

Dayton, coming off a 22-12 season. is returning to Charleston for the first time since 2017. The Flyers will play LSU of the SEC in the tournament’s opening game. In the final matchup of Day 1, Wake Forest, representing the ACC, takes on Utah from the Pac-12.

The bracket-format tournament features 12 games over three days. The teams compete once per day, regardless of results. The two unbeaten teams will face off in a championship game on Sunday, Nov. 19 on ESPN.

Date Time (EST)  Matchup/Event  Network 
Thu., Nov. 16 1:30 p.m. St. John’s vs. North Texas ESPNU
  4 p.m. Dayton vs. LSU ESPN2
  6:30 p.m. Houston vs. Towson ESPN2 or ESPNU
  9 p.m. Utah vs. Wake Forest ESPN2 or ESPNU
Fri., Nov. 17 11:30 a.m. Consolation Game #1 ESPNU
  2 p.m. Semifinal #1 ESPN2
  TBD Consolation Game #2
ESPN2 or ESPNU
  TBD Semifinal #2
ESPN2 or ESPNU
Sun., Nov. 19 12:30 p.m. Seventh Place Game ESPN+
  3 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. Fifth Place Game ESPN or ESPN2
  3 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.
Third Place Game ESPN or ESPN2
  8:30 p.m. Championship Game ESPN

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