Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Diamond Head Classic | |
 | |
| Sport | College basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Venues | Bankoh Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Most recent champion | Nebraska |
| Most titles | USC (2) |
| Broadcasters | ESPNU,ESPN2 |
| Sponsor | Hawaiian Airlines |
| Official website | diamondheadclassic.com |
TheDiamond Head Classic is a three-day invitational college basketball tournament held at theBankoh Arenaat theStan Sheriff Center inHonolulu, Hawaii on the campus of theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Each team plays three games, winners facing winners and losers facing losers. TheBig West Conference serves as the host. The tournament isESPN-owned and operated.[1]
The inaugural tournament was won byUSC in 2009. The mostrecent champions are theNebraska Cornhuskers.
The 2025 edition will not be played and the future of the tournament is unclear.[2]
| 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) |
