2009 Diamond Head Classic

The 2009 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season eight-team college basketball tournament played on December 22 , 23, and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the first annual Diamond Head Classic tournament and was part of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. USC defeated No. 20-ranked UNLV to win the tournament championship.[1][2] Mike Gerrity was named the tournament's MVP.[3]

2009 Diamond Head Classic
Teams8
Finals siteStan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
ChampionsUSC (1st title)
Runner-upUNLV (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachKevin O'Neill (1st title)
MVPMike Gerrity (USC)
Diamond Head Classic

Bracket

Source[4]

First Round
December 22
Semifinals
December 23
Championship
December 25
         
Northeastern 67
Saint Mary's 78
Saint Mary's 49
USC 60
Western Michigan 51
USC 55
USC 67
20 UNLV 56
SMU 53
20 UNLV 67
20 UNLV 77
Hawaii 53
Charleston 71
Hawaii 84
3rd place game
December 25
   
Saint Mary's 84
Hawaii 75
2nd Round consolation
December 23
5th place game
December 25
      
Northeastern 60
Western Michigan 75
Western Michigan 66
Charleston 63
SMU 71
Charleston 72
7th place game
December 25
   
Northeastern 73
SMU 62

All-tournament team

NamePositionCollegeClass
Mike GerritryPGUSCSR
Dwain WilliamsPGHawaiiSR
Omar SamhanCSaint Mary'sSR
Tre'Von WillisGUNLVJR
Marcus JohnsonFUSCSR

Source[5]

References

  1. "USC Downs UNLV To Win Diamond Head Classic". Pac-12. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. "USC beats UNLV in Diamond Head Classic final". sandiegouniontribune.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  3. "College basketball | USC beats UNLV in Diamond Head Classic final". The Seattle Times. 2009-12-25. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  4. "2009-2010 Diamond Head Classic". RealGM Basketball. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  5. /humans.txt. "History - Diamond Head Classic". espnevents.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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