2019 Diamond Head Classic

The 2019 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 eleventh annual Diamond Head Classic tournament, and was part of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

2019 Diamond Head Classic

Season	2019–20
Teams	8
Finals site	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Champions	Houston (1st title)
Runner-up	Washington (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Georgia Tech (1st semifinal) Hawai'i (4th semifinal)
Winning coach	Kelvin Sampson (1st title)
MVP	Fabian White Jr. (Houston)
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Campus site games

Date	Time	Away		Home		Venue	Attendance	Source
December 13, 2019	10:00 p.m. EST	Evergreen State	55	Portland	77	Chiles Center • Portland, OR	1,048	[1]
December 18, 2019	7:00 p.m. EST	Ball State	65	Georgia Tech	47	McCamish Pavilion • Atlanta, GA	4,203	[2]
December 19, 2019	8:00 p.m. EST	UTEP	57	Houston	77	Fertitta Center • Houston, TX	6,470	[3]

Bracket

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	5th Place Game December 25				Consolation 2nd Round December 23				First Round December 22				Semifinals December 23				Championship December 25
									Houston	81
									Portland	56
					Portland	69							Houston	70
					Boise State	85							Georgia Tech	59
									Georgia Tech	74
									Boise State	60
	Boise State	72															Houston	75
	UTEP	67															Washington	71
									Ball State	64
									Washington	85
	7th Place Game December 25				Ball State	70							Washington	72			3rd Place Game December 25
					UTEP	71							Hawaii	61
	Portland	46							UTEP	63							Georgia Tech	70
	Ball State	61							Hawai’i	67							Hawai’i	53

Tournament games

Quarterfinals

Date	Time	Matchup				TV	Source
December 22, 2019	3:00 p.m. EST	Houston	81	Portland	56	ESPNU	[5]
December 22, 2019	5:00 p.m. EST	Georgia Tech	74	Boise State	60	ESPNU	[6]
December 22, 2019	9:30 p.m. EST	Ball State	64	Washington	85	ESPN2	[7]
December 22, 2019	11:30 p.m. EST	UTEP	63	Hawai'i	67	ESPN2	[8]

5th–8th place playoffs Date Time Matchup TV Source December 23, 2019 4:30 p.m. EST Portland 69 Boise State 85 ESPNU [9] December 24, 2019 1:30 a.m. EST Ball State 70 UTEP 71 ESPNU [10] 7th place game Date Time Matchup TV Source December 25, 2019 1:30 p.m. EST Portland 46 Ball State 61 ESPNU [11] 5th place game Date Time Matchup TV Source December 25, 2019 3:30 p.m. EST Boise State 72 UTEP 67 ESPNU [12]

Semifinals Date Time Matchup TV Source December 23, 2019 7:00 p.m. EST Houston 70 Georgia Tech 59 ESPN2 [13] December 23, 2019 11:00 p.m. EST Washington 72 Hawai'i 61 ESPN2 [14] 3rd place game Date Time Matchup TV Source December 25, 2019 6:30 p.m. EST Georgia Tech 70 Hawai'i 53 ESPNU [15] Championship Date Time Matchup TV Source December 25, 2019 8:30 p.m. EST Houston 75 Washington 71 ESPN2 [16]

References

1. "Evergreen State vs. Portland - Game Summary - December 13, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
2. "Ball State vs. Georgia Tech - Game Summary - December 18, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
3. "UTEP vs. Houston - Game Summary - December 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
4. "2019 Diamond Head Classic Bracket". Diamond Head Classic. ESPNEvents.
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8. "UTEP vs. Hawai'i - Game Summary - December 22, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
9. "Portland vs. Boise State - Game Summary - December 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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