Winning the unofficial “Men’s College Basketball State Tournament” proved to be a big challenge this season, but the University of Hawai’i completed the harder-than-expected sweep Tuesday night by shooting past Hawai’i Pacific, 67-63. A small and bewildered crowd of 1,816 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Kody […]

After playing host to North Carolina — a school located some 4,759 miles away — last Friday, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team will do the same to another college whose home gym is located just a stone’s throw from UH’s upper campus. Hawai’i Pacific, whose “Shark Tank” gym […]

Hawai’i hung tough against visiting No. 10-ranked North Carolina on national TV Friday night before falling, 87-69, on a big-time men’s college basketball stage. A near-capacity “White-Out” crowd of 8,648 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched the Warriors stay close with the Tar Heels for the first […]

No. 10-ranked North Carolina will bring its tremendous college basketball “blue blood” reputation and tradition into SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center on Friday, when the Tar Heels take on Hawai’i (4-0) in a game that will be televised nationally on ESPN2. But the Warriors have 105 years of […]

When the test got tougher Sunday evening, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team got scrappier as the Warriors rallied past visiting Weber State in overtime, 73-68. An announced crowd of 4,433 (tickets issued) in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched center Tanner Christensen score a team-high 25 […]

Trying hard not to have Carolina on its mind, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team is focused on hosting Weber State in nonconference action at 5 p.m. Sunday in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Warriors are 3-0 fresh off winning the OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic championship Monday […]

It is hard to imagine a better start to the regular season than what graduate transfer Tanner Christensen experienced last weekend: FRIDAY: Nine points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks in a 96-61 victory over Life Pacific SUNDAY: 20 points, eight rebounds, one block and one assist in an […]

After a long offseason and preseason full of questions, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team answered a big one Monday night — “Is this squad good enough to win early?” With a resounding “Yes,” the Warriors held off Pacific, 76-66, Monday night to win their first OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic […]

Tanner Christensen scored a game-high 20 points with eight rebounds, and Tom Beattie added 16 points Sunday evening to help Hawai’i hold off San Jose State, 80-69, in the OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic. An announced crowd of 4,580 (tickets issued) in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Harry Rouhliadeff […]

Akira Jacobs scored 20 points grabbed seven rebounds and Gytis Nemeiska added 14 points and nine boards Friday night to help Hawai’i rout visiting Life Pacific, 96-61, in its 2024-25 season opener. An announced crowd of 4,221 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Kody Williams add 14 […]