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

Teams	8
Finals site	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Champions	USC (1st title)
Runner-up	UNLV (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Hawaii Saint Mary's
Winning coach	Kevin O'Neill (1st title)
MVP	Mike Gerrity (USC)
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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

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.