The University of Hawai’i will face Ball State on the opening night of the 2019 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. The brackets for the three-day, eight-team tournament were revealed on Thursday.
The Hawai’i vs. Ball State game is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center on December 22. It will be televised on ESPN2.
The Rainbow Warriors finished 18-13 last season, including 9-7 in the Big West Conference. They return four players with starting experience in guards Drew Buggs and Eddie Stansberry, and forwards Zigmars Raimo and Samuta Avea.
The Ball State Cardinals finished 16-17 last season, including 6-12 in the Mid-American Conference.