ESPN Events Unveils Bracket for 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

ESPN Events has announced the matchups for the 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic to be held December 22, 23 and 25th. The eight-team tournament includes 12 games played over a four-day stretch at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. This year marks the 15th edition of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.

The participating teams are Charlotte (American Athletic), College of Charleston (Coastal Athletic Association), Loyola Chicago (Atlantic 10), Murray State (Missouri Valley), Nebraska (Big Ten), Oakland (Horizon), Oregon State (West Coast) and tournament host Hawai’i (Big West).

Date	Time (HT)	Matchup/Event	Network
Sun, Dec. 22	10 a.m.	Oregon State vs. College of Charleston	ESPNU
	12 p.m.	Loyola Chicago vs. Oakland	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Nebraska vs. Murray State	ESPN2
	6 p.m.	Charlotte vs. Hawai‘i	ESPN2
Mon., Dec. 23	TBD	Consolation #1	ESPNU
	TBD	Semifinal #1	ESPNU
	6:30 p.m.	Semifinal #2	ESPN2
	8:30 p.m.	Consolation #2	ESPN2
Wed, Dec. 25	8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.	Seventh Place Game	ESPNU
	8:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.	Fifth Place Game	ESPNU
	1:30 p.m.	Third Place Game	ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Championship Game	ESPN2

Matchup Notes

Oregon State and College of Charleston, a 2024 NCAA Tournament squad, will meet on the hardwood for the first time ever.
Loyola Chicago versus Oakland will match two returning conference champions. Loyola shared the A-10 regular season title, and Oakland won the Horizon League Tournament before defeating Kentucky in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska and Murray State face off for the first time in 24 years. The Cornhuskers are coming off a 23-win season in which they advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Racers, meanwhile, have made the NCAA Tournament 18 times overall and look to return for the first time since 2022.
Hawai’i, which has strung together eight straight winning seasons, and Charlotte, a 19-win team last season, play each other for just the second time with the first meeting coming in 1998.

Tickets are expected to go on sale in October. Visit the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic website at hawaiianairlinesdiamondheadclassic.com to sign up for special email offers and to find more information about the tournament. You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter/X. Support for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic is provided by Hawai‘i Tourism Authority through the Signature Events Program.

Previous Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic tournament champions include USC (2009, 2017), Butler (2010), Kansas State (2011), Arizona (2012), Iowa State (2013), George Washington (2014), Oklahoma (2015), San Diego State (2016), TCU (2018), Houston (2019), Vanderbilt (2021), Hawai‘i (2022) and Nevada (2023).

ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a portfolio of collegiate sporting events nationwide. In 2024, the 34-event schedule includes four early-season college football kickoff games, 17 college bowl games, 10 college basketball events, the premiere regular season college softball and gymnastics events, as well as the Band of the Year National Championship. Collectively, these events account for over 400 hours of live programming on ESPN platforms, reaching 60 million viewers and attracting more than 650,000 annual attendees. Each year, the portfolio of events features more than 20 Division I conferences and hosts over 4,000 participating student-athletes. With satellite offices in more than 10 cities across the country, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans. Follow ESPN Events on Facebook, Twitter/X and YouTube

Hawaiian Airlines

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Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi. The carrier was named Hawaiʻi’s best employer by Forbes in 2022 and has topped Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best list as the No. 1 U.S. airline for the past two years. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for 18 consecutive years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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