{{Short description|College basketball tournament}} {{Infobox Sports league | title = | current_season = 2024 Diamond Head Classic | logo = Diamond Head Classic Logo.png | caption = | sport = College basketball | founded = 2009 | sponsor = Hawaiian Airlines | teams = 8 | country = United States | venue = Bankoh Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center<br>Honolulu, Hawaii | champion = Nebraska | most_champs = USC (2) | TV = ESPNU, ESPN2 | website = [http://www.diamondheadclassic.com/ diamondheadclassic.com] }}
The '''Diamond Head Classic''' is a three-day invitational college basketball tournament held at the '''Bankoh Arena''' '''at the''' Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on the campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Each team plays three games, winners facing winners and losers facing losers. The Big West Conference serves as the host. The tournament is ESPN-owned and operated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnevents.com/diamond-head-classic/about/ |website=espnevents.com |title=About Diamond Head Classic |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
The inaugural tournament was won by USC in 2009. The most recent champions are the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The 2025 edition will not be played and the future of the tournament is unclear.<ref name=2025cancel>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44016467/diamond-head-classic-college-basketball-tourney-called-25|publisher=ESPN|title=Diamond Head Classic college basketball tourney called off for '25|date=February 25, 2025}}</ref>
==Yearly champions, runners-up, and MVPs== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !Year !Winner !Score !Opponent !Tournament MVP |- |2009 ||'''USC''' |67–56<ref>{{cite web |url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Diamond_Head_Classic/41/Bracket/2010/258 |website=RealGM Basketball |title=2009–2010 Diamond Head Classic |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> |UNLV |Mike Gerrity, USC |- |2010 |'''Butler''' |84–68<ref>{{cite web |url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Diamond_Head_Classic/41/Bracket/2011/392 |website=RealGM Basketball |title=2010–2011 Diamond Head Classic |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> |Washington State |Matt Howard, Butler |- |2011 |'''Kansas State''' |77–60<ref>{{cite web |url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Diamond_Head_Classic/41/Bracket/2012/440 |website=RealGM Basketball |title=2011–2012 Diamond Head Classic |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> |Long Beach State |Rodney McGruder, Kansas State |- |2012 |'''Arizona''' |68–67<ref>{{cite web |url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Diamond_Head_Classic/41/Bracket/2013/493 |website=RealGM Basketball |title=2012–2013 Diamond Head Classic |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> |San Diego State |Solomon Hill, Arizona |- |2013 |'''Iowa State''' |70–66<ref>{{cite web |url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Diamond_Head_Classic/41/Bracket/2014/590|website=RealGM Basketball |title=2013–2014 Diamond Head Classic |access-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> |Boise State |DeAndre Kane, Iowa State |- ||2014 |'''George Washington''' |60–54<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400750235 |title=George Washington upsets Wichita St. to win Diamond Head Classic |access-date=Dec 26, 2014}}</ref> |Wichita State |Kevin Larsen, George Washington |- ||2015 |'''Oklahoma''' |83–71<ref>{{cite web |url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/tournaments/Non-Conference/Diamond-Head-Classic/41/Bracket/2016/679/|website=RealGM Basketball |title=2015–16 Diamond Head Classic |access-date=December 26, 2015}}</ref> |Harvard |Buddy Hield, Oklahoma |- ||2016 |'''San Diego State''' |62–48<ref>{{cite web|title=San Diego State vs. San Francisco - Game Summary - December 25, 2016 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400926719|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> |San Francisco |Zylan Cheatham, San Diego State |- |2017 |'''USC''' |77–72 <ref>{{cite web|title=USC vs. New Mexico - Game Summary - December 25, 2017 - ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400999700|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> |New Mexico State |Bennie Boatwright, USC |- |2018 |'''TCU''' |83–69<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espnevents.com/diamond-head-classic/bracket/|title=Bracket {{!}} Matchups {{!}} Tournament {{!}} Diamond Head Classic|website=espnevents.com|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> |Indiana State |Alex Robinson, TCU |- |2019 |'''Houston''' |75–71<ref>{{cite web |title=Houston vs. Washington - Game Summary - December 25, 2019 - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401182623 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 26, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |Washington |Fabian White Jr., Houston |- |2020 | colspan=4 | ''Tournament not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' |- |2021 | colspan=3 | ''The championship final between Stanford and Vanderbilt was canceled because of COVID-19 issues in the Cardinal camp. Vanderbilt awarded championship.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-26 |title=Stanford's game vs. Vandy canceled amid COVID |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32937390/diamond-head-classic-men-basketball-title-game-stanford-vanderbilt-canceled |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PRESS RELEASES AND HISTORY |url=https://espnevents.com/hawaiian-airlines-diamond-head-classic/press-releases-and-history/ |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> |Darius McGhee, Liberty |- |2022 |'''Hawai’i''' |58–57<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-25 |title=McClanahan's Game-Winner Lifts Warriors To Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Title |url=https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2022/12/25/mens-basketball-mcclanahans-game-winner-lifts-warriors-to-diamond-head-classic-title.aspx |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics |language=en}}</ref> |SMU |JoVon McClanahan, Hawai’i |- |2023 |'''Nevada''' |72–64<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nevada tops Georgia Tech 72-64 to win Diamond Head Classic championship|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401581559 |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> |Georgia Tech |Jarod Lucas, Nevada |- |2024 |'''Nebraska''' |78–66<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nebraska 78-66 Oregon State (Dec 25, 2024) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401729814/oregon-st-nebraska |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> |Oregon State |Brice Williams, Nebraska |- |2025 |colspan=4|''Tournament not held''<ref name=2025cancel>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44016467/diamond-head-classic-college-basketball-tourney-called-25|publisher=ESPN|title=Diamond Head Classic college basketball tourney called off for '25|date=February 25, 2025}}</ref> |}
==Appearances and championships== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Team !Appearances !Years !Tournament record |- |Akron |2 |2013, 2017 |1–5 (1.67) |- |Arizona |1 |'''2012''' |3–0 (1.000) |- |Auburn |2 |2011, 2015 |2–4 (.333) |- |Ball State |1 |2019 |1–2 (.333) |- |Baylor |1 |2010 |1–2 (.333) |- |Boise State |2 |2013, 2019 |4–2 (.667) |- |Bucknell |1 |2018 |2–1 (.667) |- |Butler |1 |'''2010''' |3–0 (1.000) |- |BYU |2 |2015, 2021 |4–2 (.667) |- |Charleston |2 |2009, 2024 |3–3 (.500) |- |Charlotte |2 |2018, 2024 |1–5 (.167) |- |Clemson |1 |2011 |1–2 (.333) |- |Colorado |2 |2014, 2018 |2–4 (.333) |- |Davidson |1 |2017 |1–2 (.333) |- |DePaul |1 |2014 |0–3 (.000) |- |East Tennessee State |1 |2012 |0–3 (.000) |- |Florida State |1 |2010 |2–1 (.667) |- |George Mason |1 |2013 |1–2 (.333) |- |George Washington |2 |'''2014,''' 2022 |3–3 (.500) |- |Georgia Tech |2 |2019, 2023 |4–2 (.667) |- |Harvard |1 |2015 |2–1 (.667) |- |Hawai'i |12 |2009–2019, 2021–'''2022''', 2023–2024 |21–20 (.515) |- |Houston |1 |'''2019''' |3–0 (1.000) |- |Illinois State |1 |2016 |2–1 (.667) |- |Indiana State |2 |2012, 2018 |4–2 (.667) |- |Iona |1 |2022 |2–1 (.667) |- |Iowa State |1 |'''2013''' |3–0 (1.000) |- |Kansas State |1 |'''2011''' |3–0 (1.000) |- |Liberty |1 |2021 |1–2 (.333) |- |Long Beach State |1 |2011 |2–1 (.667) |- |Loyola Chicago |1 |2024 |0–3 (.000) |- |Loyola Marymount |1 |2014 |1–2 (.333) |- |Miami (FL) |2 |2012, 2017 |3–3 (.500) |- |Middle Tennessee State |1 |2017 |1–2 (.333) |- |Mississippi State |1 |2010 |1–2 (.333) |- |Murray State |1 |2024 |1–2 (.333) |- |Nebraska |2 |2014, '''2024''' |5–1 (.833) |- |Nevada |1 |'''2023''' |3–0 (1.000) |- |New Mexico |1 |2015 |0–3 (.000) |- |New Mexico State |1 |2017 |2–1 (.667) |- |Northeastern |1 |2009 |1–2 (.333) |- |Northern Iowa |2 |2015, 2021 |1–4 (.200) |- |Oakland |1 |2024 |1–2 (.333) |- |Ohio |1 |2014 |1–2 (.333) |- |Oklahoma |1 |'''2015''' |3–0 (1.000) |- |Old Dominion |1 |2023 |1–2 (.333) |- |Ole Miss |1 |2012 |2–1 (.667) |- |Oregon State |2 |2013, 2024 |3–3 (.500) |- |Pepperdine |1 |2022 |1–2 (.333) |- |Portland |2 |2019, 2023 |0–6 (.000) |- |Princeton |1 |2017 |2–1 (.667) |- |Rhode Island |1 |2018 |1–2 (.333) |- |Saint Mary's |2 |2009, 2013 |2–4 (.333) |- |San Diego |1 |2010 |1–2 (.333) |- |San Diego State |2 |2012, '''2016''' |5–1 (.833) |- |San Francisco |2 |2012, 2016 |3–3 (.500) |- |Seattle |1 |2022 |1–2 (.333) |- |SMU |2 |2009, 2022 |2–4 (.333) |- |South Carolina |1 |2013 |2–1 (.667) |- |South Florida |1 |2021 |1–2 (.333) |- |Southern Illinois |1 |2011 |0–3 (.000) |- |Southern Miss |1 |2016 |0–3 (.000) |- |Stanford |1 |2021 |2–0 (1.000) |- |Stephen F. Austin |1 |2016 |1–2 (.333) |- |TCU |2 |'''2018''', 2023 |5–1 (.833) |- |Temple |1 |2023 |1–2 (.333) |- |Tulsa |1 |2016 |1–2 (.333) |- |UMass |1 |2023 |2–1 (.667) |- |UNLV |2 |2009, 2018 |3–3 (.500) |- |USC |2 |'''2009, 2017''' |6–0 (1.000) |- |Utah |2 |2010, 2016 |2–4 (.333) |- |Utah State |1 |2022 |2–1 (.667) |- |UTEP |2 |2011, 2019 |3–3 (.500) |- |Vanderbilt |1 |'''2021''' |2–0 (1.000) |- |Washington |1 |2019 |2–1 (.667) |- |Washington State |3 |2010, 2015, 2022 |4–5 (.444) |- |Western Michigan |1 |2009 |2–1 (.667) |- |Wichita State |1 |2014 |2–1 (.667) |- |Wyoming |1 |2021 |2–1 (.667) |- |Xavier |1 |2011 |1–2 (.333) |}
==References== <references/>
==External links== * {{Official website}}
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