2015 Diamond Head Classic
| Season | 2015–16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | Oklahoma (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Harvard (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Lon Kruger (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Buddy Hield (Oklahoma) | ||||
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The 2015 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 seventh annual Diamond Head Classic tournament and was part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. No. 3-ranked Oklahoma defeated Harvard to win the tournament championship.[1][2][3] Buddy Hield was named the tournament's MVP.[4]
Bracket
[edit]* – Denotes overtime period
| 5th Place Game December 25 | Consolation 2nd Round December 23 | First Round December 22 | Semifinals December 23 | Championship December 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 66 | Auburn | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 96 | Harvard | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 85* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 84 | Harvard | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 76 | 3 | Oklahoma | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Oklahoma | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game December 25 | Washington State | 59 | 3 | Oklahoma | 84 | 3rd Place Game December 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 63 | Hawai'i | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 59 | Northern Iowa | 52 | Auburn | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 82 | Hawai'i | 68 | Hawai'i | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 3 Oklahoma beats Harvard for Diamond Head Classic title in Hawaii". The Seattle Times. December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Buddy Hield powers No. 3 Oklahoma past Harvard in Diamond Head title game | FOX Sports". FOX Sports. December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ The Associated Press (December 26, 2015). "Oklahoma Wins Diamond Head Title". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "Oklahoma beats Harvard in Diamond Head Classic". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "2015 Diamond Head Classic Bracket". Diamond Head Classic. ESPNEvents.
- ^ "2015 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- ^ "UNI opens against Hawaii at Diamond Head Classic | Men's Basketball | wcfcourier.com". wcfcourier.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ Walker, John. "Oklahoma basketball: A look at the Diamond Head Classic". OU Daily. Retrieved August 22, 2017.