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Diamond Head Classic Sport College basketball Number of teams 8 Current stadium Stan Sheriff Center Current location Honolulu, Hawaii Played 2009–present Current champion Butler Most championships Butler & USC (1) TV partner(s) ESPNU Official website diamondheadclassic.com The Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic is a three-day invitational college basketball tournament held at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on the campus of the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Each team plays three games, winners facing winners and losers facing losers. The Western Athletic Conference serves as the host. The tournament is ESPN owned and operated.
The inaugural tournament was won by USC. It was played December 22–25, 2009, with December 24 being an off day.[1]
Contents
2009 tournament
Bracket
Quarterfinals,
December 22Semifinals,
December 23Title,
December 25Northeastern 67 St. Mary's 78 St. Mary's 49 Southern California 60 Western Michigan 51 Southern California 55 Southern California 67 20 UNLV 56 SMU 53 20 UNLV 67 20 UNLV 77 Hawaii 53 Charleston 71 Hawaii 84 3rd place consolation,
December 25St. Mary's 84 Hawaii 75 5th-8th place Semifinals,
December 235th place consolation,
December 25Northeastern 60 Western Michigan 75 Western Michigan 66 Charleston 63 SMU 71 Charleston 72 7th place consolation,
December 25Northeastern 73 SMU 62 2010 tournament
Bracket
Quarterfinals,
December 22Semifinals,
December 23Title,
December 25Mississippi State 57 Washington State 83 Washington State 77 15 Baylor 71 San Diego 50 15 Baylor 83 Washington State 68 Butler 84 Utah 62 Butler 74 Butler 67 Florida State 64 Florida State 70 Hawaii 62 3rd place consolation,
December 25Florida State 66 Baylor 61 5th-8th place Semifinals,
December 235th place consolation,
December 25Mississippi State 69 San Diego 52 Mississippi State 57 Hawaii 68 Utah 55 Hawaii 68 7th place consolation,
December 25San Diego 67 Utah 64 2011 tournament
Bracket
Quarterfinals,
December 22Semifinals,
December 23Title,
December 25UTEP Clemson Kansas State Southern Illinois Long Beach State Xavier Auburn Hawaii 3rd place consolation,
December 255th-8th place Semifinals,
December 235th place consolation,
December 257th place consolation,
December 25Future Fields
2012[5]
- Hawaii
- Arizona
- San Diego State
- Miami (FL)
- Ole Miss
- San Francisco
- Texas Tech
- One team TBA
References
- ^ http://www.diamondheadclassic.com/about.html
- ^ http://www.diamondheadclassic.com/PDF/DHC_Bracket_2009_EST.pdf
- ^ http://www.diamondheadclassic.com/PDF/HADHC_Bracket_2010__HST_FINAL.pdf
- ^ http://www.diamondheadclassic.com/PDF/2011_HADHC_Bracket_HST.pdf
- ^ "2012 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Teams Selected". DiamondHeadClassic. http://www.diamondheadclassic.com/PR/pr_20111118.html. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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