Aug. 27, 2008
PHILADELPHIA -
Temple will open its 2008-09 men's basketball season against East Tennessee State on November 14 in the first round of the inaugural Charleston Classic, announced ESPN Regional Television today. The game, which will tip at 3:00 p.m., is the second of four opening round contests that day at the new Carolina First Center in Charleston, S.C.
The 2008 Charleston Classic field includes eight teams: College of Charleston, Clemson, East Tennessee State, Hofstra, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Temple, TCU and Western Michigan. Two of the teams, Clemson and Temple, played in the 2007-08 NCAA Tournament.
In the first round of action, TCU will take on Western Michigan at 12:30 p.m. in the first game to be played at the Carolina First Center. The Temple- ETSU game will follow with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville meeting the College of Charleston at 7:00 p.m., and Hofstra and Clemson will complete the night session at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets for the tournament will go on sale Sept. 15 at www.CharlestonClassic.com, or by telephone at the Carolina First Center box office at (843) 953-2632. Fans can purchase travel packages to the tournament by going to www.AnthonyTravel.com or by calling 1-800-736-6377.
2008 Charleston Classic Schedule
(Home team listed second; College of Charleston will be home team in each of its games)
Date Time (ET) Game
Fri., Nov. 14 12:30 p.m. TCU vs. Western Michigan
3:00 p.m. East Tennessee State vs. Temple
7:00 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville vs. College of Charleston
9:30 p.m. Hofstra vs. Clemson
Sat., Nov. 15 11:30 a.m. Game #5
2:00 p.m. Game #6
5:30 p.m. Game #7
8:00 p.m. Game #8
Sun., Nov. 16 10:30 a.m. Game #9 (7th/8th Place)
1:00 p.m. Game #10 (4th/6th Place)
4:00 p.m. Game #11 (Champion/2nd Place)
6:30 p.m. Game #12 (3rd/5th Place)
