Asheville Championship
 Asheville Championship logo | |
| Sport | College basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 |
| Founder | KemperLesnik |
| Ceased | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Venues | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| Last champion | Clemson |
| Broadcaster | ESPN |
The Asheville Championship was a two-day college basketball tournament held in Asheville, North Carolina at Harrah's Cherokee Center. The inaugural tournament took place during the opening week of the 2021–22 season, and aired on the ESPN family of networks.[1] The tournament is unofficially a continuation of the 2020 Camping World Maui Invitational, which was held in Asheville because of restrictions. The final tournament was held in 2023.
Champions
[edit]| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Minnesota |
| 2022 | Louisiana |
| 2023 | Clemson |
Brackets
[edit]2023
[edit]| Semifinals Friday, November 10 | Championship Game Sunday, November 12 | ||||||
| Clemson | 77 | ||||||
| UAB | 76 | ||||||
| Clemson | 68 | ||||||
| Davidson | 65 | ||||||
| Davidson | 64 | ||||||
| Maryland | 61 | Consolation Game November 12 | |||||
| UAB | 66 | ||||||
| Maryland | 63 | ||||||
Source:[2]
2022
[edit]| Semifinals November 11 | Championship Game November 13 | ||||||
| Louisiana | 75 | ||||||
| Harvard | 61 | ||||||
| Louisiana | 81 | ||||||
| East Tennessee State | 77 | ||||||
| Elon | 64 | ||||||
| East Tennessee State | 77 | Consolation Game November 13 | |||||
| Harvard | 92 | ||||||
| Elon | 77 | ||||||
2021
[edit]* – Denotes overtime period
| Semifinals November 12 | Championship Game November 14 | ||||||
| Western Kentucky | 69 | ||||||
| Minnesota | 73 | ||||||
| Minnesota | 87** | ||||||
| Princeton | 80 | ||||||
| Princeton | 66 | ||||||
| South Carolina | 62 | Consolation Game November 14 | |||||
| Western Kentucky | 64 | ||||||
| South Carolina | 75 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Asheville Championship Announced as Newest Early Season Men's College Basketball Tournament" (PDF). Asheville Championship. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Maryland Basketball is heading back to ACC Country next season". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
Categories:
- College men's basketball competitions in the United States
- College basketball tournaments in North Carolina
- Sports in Asheville, North Carolina
- 2021 establishments in North Carolina
- 2023 disestablishments in North Carolina
- Recurring sporting events established in 2021
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2023