In the past, opposing men’s basketball fans might have thought the “SLO” after Cal Poly referred to the Mustangs’ style of play, instead of their campus location (San Luis Obispo). That was then. This is now: Under a new coaching staff, Cal Poly — believe it or not — is […]

The margin of error in Big West Conference men’s basketball is usually very thin, and that certainly was on display Thursday night in visiting UC Santa Barbara’s narrow 64-61 victory over Hawai’i. A vocal and spirited crowd of 3,187 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched dynamic point […]

After a rare 26-day interlude, Big West Conference play resumes for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team on Thursday, when the Warriors play host to perennial contender UC Santa Barbara. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. The game will be televised […]

Happy New Year? The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team surely expects one, after ending 2024 on a very positive note. The Warriors, who lost their top six scorers from last season due to graduation and the transfer portal, have started this 2024-25 campaign with an impressive 8-4 record heading […]

ESPN Events announced last Monday that beginning in 2025, the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic will be played about a month earlier as part of “Feast Week,” ESPN’s week-long college basketball lineup of action in late November. The eight-team, three-day tournament will move to Thanksgiving Week (Nov. 24-30), with the […]

When the Hawai’i men’s basketball players think back to “Last Christmas” in 2025, the memories will be fond. In their final Yuletide appearance in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, the Warriors went out in style with a thrilling 73-70 overtime victory against Oakland in the Christmas Day third-place game. […]

A long local Christmas tradition will end at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when Hawai’i faces Oakland for third place in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. For 14 of the past 15 years, the Warriors always spent the holiday in this tournament, on national TV. But it was announced on Sunday […]

Nebraska’s overall team size and athleticism proved too much for Hawai’i to overcome Monday night as the Cornhuskers pulled away from the Warriors, 69-55, in Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic semifinal action monday. A pau hana crowd of 2,700 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Nebraska guard […]

Gytis Nemeiksa tied a career-high with 24 points and Marcus Greene added 22 points Sunday night to help Hawai’i glide past Charlotte, 78-61, in the first round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. An announced crowd of 5,048 (tickets issued) watched the Warriors lead from wire to wire and […]

Since its debut in December 2009, the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic has drawn a significant following from afar as a nightly, readily accessible and highly entertaining TV event. That following from afar once included an impressionable and curious young basketball player from Melbourne, Australia. “I remember watching it when […]