HILO — Tanner Christensen scored a layup off Tom Beattie’s assist with 4.6 seconds remaining Friday night to lift Hawai’i to a thrilling 64-61 men’s basketball exhibition victory over UH Hilo. A vocal and heavily partisan crowd of about 800 at historic Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium watched Xavier transfer Gytis Nemeilksa […]
Rainbows take on Vulcans at Hilo exhibition
HILO — After a mostly sunny week in what once was considered the “rainiest town in America,” the familiar precipitation and overcast skies in Hilo greeted the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team on Friday morning, just in time for the 7 p.m. exhibition game against UH-Hilo at historic Afook-Chinen […]
‘Rainbow Madness’ set for Saturday debut
The University of Hawai’i will celebrate the start of the college basketball season at 1 p.m. Saturday with “Rainbow Madness” in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. The free event will not only give fans their first glimpse of the Rainbow Warrior and Rainbow Wahine basketball teams, but also promises a fun and interactive afternoon […]
Annual Tipoff Event returns Thursday night
The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball program will raise the curtains for the 2024-25 season Thursday evening with its eighth annual Tipoff Event in the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The Tipoff, sponsored by ALTRES, Bank of Hawaii and Hawaiian Airlines, is a fun-filled evening that signals the start of the college […]