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

[4]

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

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 Diamond Head Classic Bracket". Diamond Head Classic. ESPNEvents.
  5. /humans.txt. "History - Diamond Head Classic". espnevents.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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