2011 Diamond Head Classic
| 2011 Diamond Head Classic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2010–11 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | Kansas State (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Long Beach State (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Frank Martin (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Rodney McGruder Kansas State | ||||
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The 2011 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season 8 team college basketball tournament played from December 22 to December 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the 3rd annual holding of the Diamond Head Classic, and was part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Kansas State defeated Long Beach State 77–60 in the championship game to win the tournament.
Bracket
| First Round December 22 | Semifinals December 23 | Championship December 25 | ||||||||||||
| UTEP | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 48 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 68 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Xavier | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaiʻi | 62 | |||||||||||||
| 3rd place game December 25 | ||||
| 1 | UTEP | 83 | ||
| 2 | Auburn | 76 | ||
| 2nd Round consolation December 23 | 5th place game December 25 | ||||||||
| Clemson | 83 | ||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 75 | ||||||||
| Clemson | 68 | ||||||||
| Hawai'i | 75 | ||||||||
| 14 | Xavier | 82 | |||||||
| Hawaiʻi | 84 | ||||||||
| 7th place consolation December 25 | ||||
| Southern Illinois | 77 | |||
| 14 | Xavier | 87 | ||
Hawaiʻi is always home team
Home team is bottom half of bracket
All Times Eastern
All tournament team
| Name | Position | College | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney McGruder | SG | Kansas State | JR |
| Jamar Samuels | F | Kansas State | SR |
| Larry Anderson | G | Long Beach State | SR |
| Michael Perez | G | UTEP | SO |
| Zane Johnson | G | Hawaii | SR |
References
- ↑ "2011-2012 Diamond Head Classic". RealGM Basketball. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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