bassmaster classic Who’s in the 2023 Classic? Posted on November 30, 2022 Here's a look at who is in the 2023 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic. This year the Classic will take place in Knoxville, Tennessee, on the Tennessee River, March 24 - 26. Jason ChristiePark Hill, OklahomaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series and by winning the 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by HukAOY Rank: 28 (569 points) Brandon Palaniuk Rathdrum, IdahoQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 1 (723 points) Brandon Lester Fayetteville, TennesseeQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series and by winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Southern Open at Kissimmee Chain presented by Mossy Oak FishingAOY Rank: 2 (707 points) Chris JohnstonPeterborough, OntarioQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 3 (700 points) Drew BentonBlakely, GeorgiaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 4 (673 points) Patrick WaltersSummerville, South CarolinaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 5 (658 points) Matt AreyShelby, North CarolinaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 6 (645 points) Matt RobertsonKuttawa, KentuckyQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series AOY Rank: 7 (639 points) John CoxDeBary, FloridaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 8 (638 points) Chris Zaldain Fort Worth, Texas Qualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series' AOY Rank: 9 (638 points) Jay PrzekuratStevens Point, WisconsinQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 10 (632 points) Gerald SwindleGuntersville, AlabamaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 11 (627 points) Drew CookCairo, GeorgiaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 12 (622 points) Taku ItoChiba, JapanQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 13 (621 points) Jeff GustafsonKeewatin, OntarioQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 14 (618 points) Bryan NewSaluda, South CarolinaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 15 (615 points) Kenta KimuraHirakata, Osaka, JapanQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series and by winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Northern Open at James River presented by Mossy Oak FishingAOY Rank: 16 (614 points) David MullinsMt. Carmel, TennesseeQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 17 (609 points) Cory JohnstonCavan, OntarioQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 18 (605 points) Caleb KuphallMukwonago, WisconsinQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 19 (604 points) Brandon CobbGreenwood, South CarolinaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 20 (589 points) Stetson BlaylockBenton, ArkansasQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 21 (589 points) Seth FeiderNew Market, MinnesotaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 22 (585 points) Bob DowneyDetroit Lakes, MinnesotaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 23 (582 points) Marc FrazierNewnan, GeorgiaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 24 (578 points) Tyler RivetRaceland, LouisianaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 25 (577 points) Greg HackneyGonzales, LouisianaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 26 (574 points) Luke PalmerCoalgate, OklahomaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 28 (566 points) Austin FelixEden Prairie, MinnesotaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 29 (566 points) Buddy GrossChattanooga, TennesseeQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 30 (565 points) Scott CanterburyOdenville, AlabamaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 31 (565 points) KJ QueenCatawba, North CarolinaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 32 (556 points) Jacob PowroznikNorth Prince George, VirginiaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 33 (544 points) Cody HuffAva, MissouriQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 34 (540 points) Lee LivesayLongview, TexasQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series and by winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Ross Barnett presented by Mossy Oak FishingAOY Rank: 35 (536 points) Pat SchlapperEleva, WisconsinQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 36 (536 points) Clifford PirchPayson, ArizonaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 37 (533 points) Scott MartinClewiston, FloridaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 38 (528 points) Chad PipkensDewitt, MichiganQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 39 (527 points) Bryan SchmittDeale, MarylandQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series and via winning the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bassmaster Elite at Mississippi River AOY Rank: 40 (517 points) Brandon CardSalisbury, North CarolinaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 41 (513 points) Brock MosleyCollinsville, MississippiQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 42 (500 points) Carl JocumsenToowoomba, QLD AustraliaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 43 (496 points) Shane LeHewCatawba, North CarolinaQualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Elite SeriesAOY Rank: 44 (492 points) Cooper Gallant Bowmanville, OntarioQualified via winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Southern Open at Cherokee Lake presented by Mossy Oak Fishing Casey Smith Victor, New YorkQualified via winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Northern Open at Oneida Lake presented by Mossy Oak Fishing JT Thompkins Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaQualified via winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Northern Open at Upper Chesapeake Bay presented by Mossy Oak Fishing Tristan McCormickBurns, TennesseeQualified via winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Southern Open at Lake Hartwell presented by Mossy Oak Fishing Keith PocheMontgomery, AlabamaQualified via winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Red River presented by Mossy Oak Fishing Keith CombsHuntington, TexasQualified via winning the 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Central Open at Sam Rayburn presented by Mossy Oak Fishing Louis MonettiCharlotte, NCQualified via winning the 2022 Bassmaster College Classic Bracket presented by Lew's Will Davis Jr.Sylacauga, AlabamaQualified via the 2022 B.A.S.S. Nation Wil DieffenbauchMorgantown, West Virginia Qualified via the 2022 B.A.S.S. Nation Jonathan DietzCorry, Pennsylvania Qualified via the 2022 B.A.S.S. Nation Collin SmithAnderson, S.C.Qualified via the 2022 Bassmaster Team Championship