Asheville Championship

Asheville Championship
Asheville Championship logo
SportCollege basketball
Founded2021
FounderKemperLesnik
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Harrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, NC
Most recent
champion(s)		Clemson
TV partner(s)ESPN
Official websiteAsheville Championship

The Asheville Championship is a two-day college basketball tournament held in Asheville, NC 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.

Champions

Year Champion
2021 Minnesota
2022 Louisiana
2023 Clemson

Brackets

2023

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

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

* – 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

  1. ^ "Asheville Championship Announced as Newest Early Season Men's College Basketball Tournament" (PDF). Asheville Championship. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Maryland Basketball is heading back to ACC Country next season". 247Sports.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.