Andrew Vereen and Connor Cartmell from Coastal Carolina University, who won the 2022 Strike King Bassmaster College National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops, will be among the eight competitors at the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s Sept. 30-Oct. 3 on South Carolina’s Lake Greenwood.
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September 27, 2022
Catch Bassmaster College Classic Bracket Coverage Live From South Carolina
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Fishing fans and college sports enthusiasts alike will have three days to catch live coverage of the Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew’s on Lake Greenwood from Greenwood, S.C. The tournament runs Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
The event pits the season’s eight top college anglers against one another for a coveted spot in the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic. On Day 1 of the event, all eight anglers will compete individually to determine seeding and set the bracket for head-to-head competition.
FS1 kicks off a day of college sports with morning action from Day 2 of the tournament beginning at 8 a.m. ET. Bassmaster College Classic Bracket LIVE will feature real-time coverage from every boat on Saturday and Sunday as anglers battle to advance. Continuing coverage of the tournament can be streamed on Bassmaster.com and the FOX Sports digital platforms.
The 2022 Bassmaster College Team of the Year — UNC Charlotte’s Louis Monetti and Michael Fugaro — automatically punched their ticket to the College Classic Bracket to compete alongside the Top 3 teams from the Strike King Bassmaster College Series National Championship presented by Bass Pro Shops in this individual, elimination-style tournament
Joining Monetti and Fugaro will be National champions Andrew Vereen and Connor Cartmell from Coastal Carolina University, former Bassmaster High School All-American Jackson Swisher and Seth Slanker from Florida Gateway College and Tyler Christy and Trey Schroeder from McKendree University in Illinois. Christy also qualified for the 2019 College Classic Bracket.
The 2022 College Classic Bracket is being hosted by Discover Greenwood, S.C.
| Date | Time (All times Eastern) | Network |
| Saturday, October 1 | 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. | FS1; FOX Sports Digital |
| 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Bassmaster.com; FOX Sports Digital | |
| Sunday, October 2 | 8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | FS1; FOX Sports Digital |
| 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Bassmaster.com; FOX Sports Digital | |
| Monday, October 3 | 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. | Bassmaster.com; FOX Sports Digital |
| 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. | Bassmaster.com; FOX Sports Digital |
2022 Bassmaster College Classic Bracket Presenting Sponsor: Lew’s
2022 Bassmaster College Series Title Sponsor: Strike King
2022 Bassmaster College Series Presenting Sponsor: Bass Pro Shops
2022 Bassmaster College Series Platinum Sponsor: Toyota
2022 Bassmaster College Series Premier Sponsors: Berkley, Humminbird, Mercury, Minn Kota, Nitro Boats, Power-Pole, Progressive Insurance, Ranger Boats, Rapala, Skeeter Boats, Yamaha
2022 Bassmaster College Series Supporting Sponsors: AFTCO, Daiwa, Garmin, Huk Performance Fishing, Marathon, Triton Boats, VMC
2022 Bassmaster College Series Youth Sponsors: Shimano, SPRO