Pitt, Penn State basketball teams lose tournament dates

Two eight-team men’s basketball tournaments involving district teams and played in South Carolina were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Charleston Classic and the Myrtle Beach Invitational, set to be played Nov. 19-20 and Nov. 22, have been called off until 2021.

The websites of both events said that because of the pandemic, the tournaments would be played in Nov. 2021.

The Charleston Classic is held at the home arena of the College of Charleston and was set to include Penn State, Florida State, Oklahoma State, Seton Hall and Tennessee.

The Myrtle Beach Invitation is held on the campus of Coastal Carolina and was to include Pitt, Dayton, Missouri and Nebraska.

Both tournaments are owned by ESPN Events.

Also, the Wooden Legacy was canceled this year because of the coronavirus.

Georgetown, Kansas, UCLA and Virginia had been scheduled to play in the two-day event Nov. 25-26 in Anaheim, Calif.

The event’s website said, “See you November 2021!” A spokeswoman did not immediately return a message Tuesday. The event is owned by ESPN Events.

The event named for the late UCLA coach John Wooden was to be reduced to four teams and played over two days this year. It previously featured eight teams playing over three days.

It was created in 2013 when the John R. Wooden Classic was merged with the Anaheim Classic.