2011 Diamond Head Classic

College basketball competition August 2023 Diamond Head Classic Men's 2011 2012 8 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Kansas State 1st Long Beach State 1st UTEP 1st Auburn 1st Frank Martin 1st Rodney McGruder Kansas State The 2011 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season eight-team college basketball tournament played on December 22, 23, and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the third annual Diamond Head Classic tournament and was part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Kansas State defeated Long Beach State to win the tournament championship.https://losangeles.sbnation.com/2011/12/22/2655138/diamond-head-classic-college-basketball-tournament-honolulu-hawaii-long-beach-state-xavier Diamond Head Classic Tournament Final, Long Beach State Vs. Kansas State: 49ers Lose To Wildcats, 77-60 Stephen Eric 2011-12-22 SB Nation Los Angeles 2017-08-22http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article1082998.html K-State tops Long Beach to win tourney title kansas 2017-08-22 en Rodney McGruder was named the tournament's MVP.http://cjonline.com/sports/2011-12-25/perfect-gift-wildcats-win-diamond-head-classic Perfect gift: Wildcats win Diamond Head Classic 2017-08-22 en Bracket Source2011 Diamond Head Classic Bracket https://espnevents.com/hawaiian-airlines-diamond-head-classic/bracket/?bracket_year=2010 Diamond Head Classic ESPNEventshttps://www.shakinthesouthland.com/2011/12/21/2653663/diamond-head-classic Diamond Head Classic Shakin The Southland 2017-08-22 yes First Round December 22 2011 UTEP Miners University of Texas at El Paso UTEP 61 Clemson 48 Kansas State 83 2011 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois 58 Long Beach State 68 14 Xavier 58 Auburn 65 2011 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawai'i 62 Semifinals December 23 UTEP 70 15 Kansas State 78 Long Beach State 64 Auburn 43 Consolation 2nd Round December 23 Clemson 83 Southern Illinois 75 14 Xavier 82 Hawai'i 84 Championship December 25 Kansas State 77 Long Beach State 60 3rd Place Game December 25 UTEP 83 Auburn 76 5th Place Game December 25 Clemson 68 Hawai'i 75 7th Place Game December 25 Southern Illinois 77 14 Xavier 87 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 Hawai'i SR Sourcehttp://espnevents.com/diamond-head-classic/history/ History - Diamond Head Classic /humans.txt espnevents.com en 2017-08-22 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20170823023725/http://espnevents.com/diamond-head-classic/history/ dead References Diamond Head Classic Category:Diamond Head Classic Category:2011 in sports in Hawaii