2016 Diamond Head Classic
The 2016 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season eight-team college basketball tournament that was played on December 22, 23, and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the eighth annual Diamond Head Classic tournament and was part of the 2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. San Diego State defeated San Francisco to win the tournament championship.[1][2] Zylan Cheatham was named the tournament's MVP.[3]
| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | San Diego State (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | San Francisco (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| MVP | Zylan Cheatham (San Diego State) | ||||
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Bracket
| First Round December 22 ESPNU/ESPN2 | Semifinals December 23 ESPN2/ESPN3 | Championship December 25 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 63 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 82 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 51 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 48 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 86 | |||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 45 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd place game December 25 ESPN2 | ||||
| Tulsa | 56 | |||
| Illinois State | 68 | |||
| 2nd round consolation December 23 ESPN2/ESPNU | 5th place game December 25 ESPNU/ESPN3 | ||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 67 | ||||||||
| Southern Miss | 64 | ||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 66 | ||||||||
| Utah | 74 | ||||||||
| Utah | 66 | ||||||||
| Hawaii | 52 | ||||||||
| 7th place game December 25 ESPNU/ESPN3 | ||||
| Southern Miss | 46 | |||
| Hawaii | 60 | |||
References
- "San Diego State defeats San Francisco to win Diamond Head Classic". Los Angeles Times. 2016-12-25. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "San Diego State beats USF for Diamond Head Classic title". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- Zeigler, Mark. "Aztecs beat USF, win Diamond Head". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- "2016 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC BRACKET REVEALED". Diamond Head Classic. ESPNEvents. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- /humans.txt. "History - Diamond Head Classic". espnevents.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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