TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina , United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams. The South Financial Group of Greenville purchased the naming rights to the new facility and it opened in 2008 under the Carolina First Arena name. After the 2010 sale of the corporation to Toronto Dominion Bank , the arena's name changed to TD Arena. The playing surface is named John Kresse Court in honor of legendary Charleston men's basketball coach John Kresse .
4-505: Originally to be named Carolina First Center, the facility was renamed Carolina First Arena to avoid confusion with the bank's south coast main offices in Charleston which are located in an office building by the same name. The first game played at the arena on November 14, 2008 was a first round game of the inaugural ESPN Charleston Classic between Texas Christian University and Western Michigan University won by TCU 67-63. Perhaps
8-551: Is overseen by Richard Bouknight, Director of Operations and by Nate Place, Assistant Director of Operations. Charleston Classic The Charleston Classic is a three-day invitational college basketball season-opening tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina . An ESPN -owned and operated event, it is contested at TD Arena , home of the Charleston Cougars . Each team plays three games in four days, since
12-470: The biggest game in arena history was an 82-79 Charleston victory in overtime over then-No. 9 ranked and defending national champion North Carolina on January 4, 2010. The arena not only plays host to Cougars' basketball games, but it also hosts many other campus events, including orientations, Graduation, award ceremonies, and external events (including Battle of the Bricks & Spoleto Festival). The TD Arena
16-606: The second edition the tournament has been played on a Thursday, Friday and Sunday format with a Saturday off day. The inaugural tournament was held November 14–16, 2008. * – Denotes overtime period The 2024 tournament took place at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina from November 21 - 24, 2024. The 2023 tournament took place at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina from November 16 - 19, 2023. The 2022 tournament took place at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina from November 17 - 20, 2022. ''Note:'' The 2011 tournament
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