On the long list of goals for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team Saturday night, by far the most important was, “Get the ‘W.’ “ That box got checked with a crucial and much-needed 83-73 victory over visiting Cal Poly, snapping a frustrating three-game losing streak that left the […]

Nothing cures self-doubt quite like a victory, which the University of Hawai’i really hopes — or needs? — to achieve Saturday night against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center, and the game will be televised live statewide […]

An already challenging season suddenly got a lot more daunting for the Hawai’i men’s basketball team Thursday, when they first learned that backup center Mor Seck will be lost for the year due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Tuesday’s practice. Later in the evening, a stunned crowd […]

It’s still January, really still too early to officially declare a game as “must-win.” But for the Hawai’i men’s basketball team, Thursday’s home showdown against UC Santa Barbara is as big as it gets this time of year. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan […]

A forgettable two-game road trip for the Hawai’i men’s basketball team ended with a 67-61 loss at UC San Diego on Saturday afternoon. A crowd of 1,558 at LionTree Arena in La Jolla, Calif., watched the Tritons defeat the Rainbow Warriors for the first time. UCSD, which improved to 12-7 […]

In just a couple years, UC San Diego has gone from being the “new kid” on the Big West Conference men’s basketball block to challenging for the title of neighborhood bully. That surprisingly quick rise is not good news for Hawai’i, which visits the Tritons on Saturday for another crucial […]

Living and dying by the 3-point shot on offense, and mostly dying by poor effort on defense, the Hawai’i men’s basketball team suffered a crushing 79-71 defeat at Long Beach State on Thursday. An official crowd of 1,835 in the Walter Pyramid watched Marcus Tsohonis return from injury to score […]

Thanks to last Saturday’s skid-busting 63-56 victory over UC Riverside, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team heads into Thursday’s road game at Long Beach State with more exclamation points than question marks. The crucial Big West Conference matchup is set for 5 p.m. Hawai’i time and will be televised […]

Hawai’i used some fresh faces and fresh approaches Saturday night to top visiting UC Riverside, 63-56, in exciting Big West Conference men’s basketball action. A vocal and appreciative crowd of 3,519 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched JoVon McClanahan score a team-high 14 points with five rebounds […]

There really is no such thing as a “must-win” college basketball game in mid-January … but Hawai’i’s home showdown against UC Riverside on Saturday might come close. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center, where the Warriors have lost four straight games. The […]