2015 Diamond Head Classic
The 2015 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season eight-team college basketball tournament that was played on December 22, 23, and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the seventh annual Diamond Head Classic tournament and was part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. No. 3-ranked Oklahoma defeated Harvard to win the tournament championship.[1][2][3] Buddy Hield was named the tournament's MVP.[4]
| Teams | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | Oklahoma (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Harvard (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| MVP | Buddy Hield (Oklahoma) | ||||
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Bracket
| First Round December 22 ESPNU | Semifinals December 23 ESPNU/ESPN2 | Championship December 25 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| Auburn | 83 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Harvard | 69 | |||||||||||||
| BYU | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Harvard | 85OT | |||||||||||||
| Harvard | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 88 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 52 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd place game December 25 ESPN2 | ||||
| Auburn | 67 | |||
| Hawaii | 79 | |||
| 2nd round consolation December 23 ESPNU | 5th place game December 25 ESPNU/ESPN3 | ||||||||
| New Mexico | 66 | ||||||||
| BYU | 96 | ||||||||
| BYU | 84 | ||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 76 | ||||||||
| Washington State | 59 | ||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 63 | ||||||||
| 7th place game December 25 ESPNU/ESPN3 | ||||
| New Mexico | 59 | |||
| Washington State | 82 | |||
References
- "No. 3 Oklahoma beats Harvard for Diamond Head Classic title in Hawaii". The Seattle Times. 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- "Buddy Hield powers No. 3 Oklahoma past Harvard in Diamond Head title game | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- The Associated Press (2015-12-26). "Oklahoma Wins Diamond Head Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- "Oklahoma beats Harvard in Diamond Head Classic". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- "2015 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- "UNI opens against Hawaii at Diamond Head Classic | Men's Basketball | wcfcourier.com". wcfcourier.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- Reporter, John Walker, Men's Basketball. "Oklahoma basketball: A look at the Diamond Head Classic". OU Daily. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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