2009 Diamond Head Classic

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)
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]

Bracket[]

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

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]

^ "USC Downs UNLV To Win Diamond Head Classic". Pac-12. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
^ "USC beats UNLV in Diamond Head Classic final". sandiegouniontribune.com. Associated Press. 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 Diamond Head Classic Bracket". Diamond Head Classic. ESPNEvents.
^ /humans.txt. "History - Diamond Head Classic". espnevents.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.