Diamond Head Classic

ESPN Announces Matchups for 2010
Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

ESPN Regional Television announced today the first-round matchups for the 2010 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. The eight-team tournament is set for Dec. 22, 23 and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.

The second annual Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic field features Elite Eight participant Baylor, 2009-10 NCAA Tournament championship game participant Butler, Florida State, Mississippi State, San Diego, Utah, Washington State, and tournament host school Hawai’i. Four of the eight teams participated in postseason play last year. MORE | About the 2010 Field |

About The 2010 Field

By Jon Cooper

The inaugural Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic is a hard act to follow, as it featured magnificent performances, drama and, in the end, a remarkable upset in the championship game, as unranked Southern Cal upset No. 20 UNLV. But the 2010 field has the potential, and the field, to top 2009. There are three teams that reached the NCAA Tournament, including finalist Butler, Elite 8 team Baylor and Florida State. Then there’s Mississippi State, which won 24 games and, in its conference tournament championship game, nearly upended the nation’s No. 1 team. The four-day tournament will feature some of the nation’s best young coaches (Butler’s Brad Stevens, Baylor’s Scott Drew, Utah’s Jim Boylen), and some of its top young talent (including Butler’s back court of Ronald Nored and Shelvin Mack, Baylor’s LaceDarius Dunn, WSU’s Klay Thompson and FSU’s Chris Singleton). Here’s a look at the 2010 field: MORE


Follow us on Twitter	Join our group