Princeton replaces Utah State for 2017 Diamond Head Classic
Princeton has been added to the 2017 Diamond Head Classic as a replacement for Utah State, tournament officials announced on Sunday.
Princeton finished with a 23-7 record in the 2016-17 season, and won the Ivy League regular-season and tournament titles. The Tigers were a No. 12 seed in the 2017 NCAA Tournament and lost to Notre Dame, 60-58, in the first round.
It will be the second consecutive season that Princeton will play in Honolulu. Last season, the Tigers went 1-1 (inclduing a win over Hawai’i) in the Pearl Harbor Invitational at Bloch Arena.
The 2017 Diamond Head Classic field will feature five teams that participated in the 2017 NCAA Tournament: Princeton, Miami, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State and USC. The other three teams in the field are Hawai’i, Akron and Davidson.
For more information on the tournament, visit www.diamondheadclassic.com.
Princeton is a nice upgrade. Utah St hasn’t been that competitive since Stew Morrill left.
Nice to play Princeton.
And congrats to North Carolina ! Go Blue !
Would like to play them again soon. Go Bows !!
… or is that light blue. ??
6’9 F Colin Russell of Casper CC is visiting Hawaii this weekend.
Owies fans, he is transferring.
Good news for UH…best of luck to him
“Good news for UH”? Kind of a backhanded comment. If it’s true, best of luck to him, but I don’t look at it as a good thing since I felt he was going to make strides during the summer and possibly fight for the starting point guard position. He showed some freshman mistakes, but I think he had a lot of good qualities that could help the team next season. I think he could be a good floor leader since he seemed vocal when he was on the court, but just had to adapt to the Division 1 level.
Hopefully it’s not true and he’ll reconsider. Do we have a source?
We definitely use another big man like Russell.
Bibbins, Blackwell, Prince and L. Jackson seeking to transferring from LBSU. Bibbins and Prince can play without sitting out a year.
Anyway of making this site to have a secure connection ? I get a warning sign about it.
I get the warning sign too, and I’ve reported it. But I’m not sure if its the site or the warning sign that’s the problem.