Seton Hall men's basketball will face VCU in its first game at the 2024 Charleston Classic, ESPN Events announced Thursday. The annual men's college basketba...
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South Orange, N.J. - Seton Hall men's basketball will face VCU in its first game at the 2024 Charleston Classic, ESPN Events announced Thursday. The annual men's college basketball tournament will be played on November 21, 22, and 24 at TD Arena in Charleston, S.C., and the Pirates and Rams will square off on Nov. 21 at 5 p.m., live on ESPN2.
The Pirates are 2-0 all-time against VCU with the last meeting being a 90-67 victory on Dec. 9, 2017 at Prudential Center. This will be The Hall's third trip to the Charleston Classic, where the Pirates are 4-2 all-time. Seton Hall's first showing was in 2011-12, a runner-up finish, and its last visit came in 2015-16, a fifth-place finish. In fact, in 2011-12, The Hall's first round opponent in Charleston was also VCU, and the Pirates won the game, 69-54.
The winner of the Seton Hall-VCU game will take on the winner of the Nevada-Vanderbilt game in the semifinals on Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. The other four teams in the event - Drake, Florida Atlantic, Miami and Oklahoma State - are on the other side of the bracket. The Pirates are seeking their first Thanksgiving holiday tournament championship since capturing the Wooden Legacy in November 2018.
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. Pirate Blue will be hosting events the week of the tournament and they will be announced at a later date.
Seton Hall is coming off of a historic 2023-24 season that saw them go 25-12 overall, 13-7 in the BIG EAST and win the 2024 National Invitation Tournament. The Pirates' 25 victories is tied for fourth-most in school history and it was their most wins in a single season since 2015-16. Despite being picked to finish ninth out of 11 teams in the BIG EAST's preseason coaches poll, Holloway led The Hall to a 13-7 mark in conference play and a fourth-place finish in the league standings.