2009 Diamond Head Classic
| Teams | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | USC (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | UNLV (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Kevin O'Neill (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Mike Gerrity (USC) | ||||
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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]
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
| Name | Position | College | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gerritry | PG | USC | SR |
| Dwain Williams | PG | Hawaii | SR |
| Omar Samhan | C | Saint Mary's | SR |
| Tre'Von Willis | G | UNLV | JR |
| Marcus Johnson | F | USC | SR |
Source[5]
References
- ^ "USC Downs UNLV To Win Diamond Head Classic". Pac-12. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Press, The Associated. "USC beats UNLV in Diamond Head Classic final". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "College basketball | USC beats UNLV in Diamond Head Classic final". The Seattle Times. 2009-12-25. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "2009-2010 Diamond Head Classic". RealGM Basketball. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ /humans.txt. "History - Diamond Head Classic". espnevents.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.