Tickets for the 2019 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic will go on sale Monday, Oct. 21, at 9 a.m. HST. The eight-team tournament will be held December 22, 23 & 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center and will feature four games a day, with each day consisting of two sessions.
 
Fans can purchase online at eTicketHawaii.com and print them on their home computer. Phone orders can be placed by calling (808) 944-2697 (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).   
 
In its 11th year, the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic has become a highly anticipated holiday tradition for college basketball fans. Joining host Hawai'i in this year's field are Ball State Boise State, Georgia Tech, Portland, UTEP and a pair of 2019 NCAA Tournament squads in Houston and Washington.
 

• With eight letterwinners returning, first-time tournament participant Ball State hopes a summer tour of Costa Rica serves as a springboard for the 2019-20 season.
• After reaching the finals of the 2013 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Boise State looks to make another run behind senior guard Justinian Jessup who led the team last year in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.
• Georgia Tech returns eight of its top 11 players from last year's squad that posted the program's highest Atlantic Coast Conference finish since 2013.
• Tournament host Hawai'i seeks its first Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic title yet is always dangerous as evidenced by a pair of upsets over Pac-12 squads last season.
• Houston will be a tournament favorite as it boasts back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2019.
• Portland head coach Terry Porter, a 17-year NBA veteran and two-time all-star, returns three starters and all five frontcourt players entering his fourth season at the helm of the Pilots.
• UTEP will make its second Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic appearance and will do so with a revamped roster that features six transfers from across the country.
• Washington is coming off a memorable season that saw them win 27 games, claim the Pac-12 regular-season title and advance to NCAA Second Round. 

The first of 12 tournament games will tip off on Sunday, Dec. 22 and will culminate on Dec. 25 with the championship game. The complete bracket can be found here. 
 

Ticket Packages (Includes all 6 sessions, 12 games)	Price
Package (Lower Level)	$110.00
Package (Upper Level)	$70.00
Reserved Sessions Dec. 22 Evening, Dec. 23 Evening and both sessions on Dec. 25	Price
Individual (Lower Level)	$30.00
Individual (Upper Level)	$18.00
Individual Sr. Citizen (65+) (Upper Level K-P, CC-GG)	$10.00
Individual Student (age 4-18 & College Student with Valid I.D.) (Upper Level K-P, CC-GG)	$10.00
General Admission Sessions Dec. 22 Daytime and Dec. 23 Daytime	Price
General Admission	$10.00

 
Additional information for the family-friendly tournament and resort destination of Honolulu, Hawai'i, including travel packages, can be found on the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic web site at hawaiianairlinesdiamondheadclassic.com.
   
ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, owns and operates a large portfolio of 34 collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes three Labor Day weekend college football games, the FCS opening-weekend game, 15 college bowl games, 11 college basketball events, a college softball event, an esports event and two college award shows, which accounts for approximately 375-plus hours of live programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over 800,000 attendees each year. With satellite offices in Albuquerque, Birmingham, Boca Raton, Boise, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Montgomery and St. Petersburg, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.
 
Collegiate Football
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl (Houston); AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (Houston); Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl (Atlanta); Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Fla.); Birmingham Bowl (Alabama); Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl (Florida); Camellia Bowl (Montgomery, Ala.); Camping World Kickoff (Orlando, Fla.); DXL Frisco Bowl (Texas);  Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise); Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff (Montgomery, Ala.); Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (Nassau);  MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Atlanta); Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl (Nevada); Myrtle Beach Bowl (South Carolina); New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque); SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas-Fort Worth); SoFi Hawai'i Bowl (Honolulu); The Home Depot College Football Awards (Atlanta)
 
Collegiate Basketball
Armed Forces Classic (Anchorage, Alaska); Charleston Classic (South Carolina); College Basketball Awards Presented by Wendy's (Los Angeles); Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu); Jimmy V Men's Classic presented by Corona (New York City); Jimmy V Women's Classic Presented by Corona (TBD) Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.); NIT Season Tip-Off (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Orlando Invitational (Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.);  Phil Knight Invitational (Portland, Ore.); State Farm Champions Classic (New York City) and Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.)
 
Collegiate Softball
St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational Presented by Wilson (Clearwater, Fla.)
 
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Collegiate Esports Championship (Houston)
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