Bakersfield, Calif., can be a tough place to describe: It’s not near Los Angeles, and not near the Bay Area. It’s definitely not near the Central Coast. It lies in the southernmost end of the Central Valley, but is over 100 miles from the heart of it, in Fresno. But […]

On a festive Saturday night when the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball program celebrated its 2016 Big West Championship and senior guard Noel Coleman’s 1,000th career point, Cal State Fullerton played spoiler again and came away with the victory in overtime, 63-61. A supportive and vocal “New Year’s Eve Party” […]

There was no need for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team to search through its Big West Conference schedule looking for which game to circle. At the top of the list is Cal State Fullerton, which visits SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center at 7 p.m. Saturday for […]

Jamie Smith, a former University of Hawai’i Director of Basketball Operations, will be presented with a 2016 Big West Conference championship ring at halftime of Saturday’s game versus Cal State Fullerton in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. The Warriors’ league opener, scheduled for 7 p.m., is being promoted […]

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team learned Sunday afternoon that it can’t get what it wishes for every Christmas. TCU was the holiday spoiler this year, defeating the Rainbow Warriors, 65-51, for third place on the final day of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. A Christmas Eve crowd […]

Georgia Tech got offensive on the glass Friday night, riding that advantage and denying a furious Hawai’i comeback to earn a 73-68 victory in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic semifinals. A supportive and vocal crowd of 3,139 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched the Yellow Jackets […]

Hawai’i overcame a slow start and then heated up quickly Thursday night to defeat visiting Portland, 69-56, in the first round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. A festive and vocal crowd of 3,632 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Matthue Cotton score a team-high 15 […]

For the first time in the 13-year history of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Hawai’i can legitimately be considered as the “team to beat.” That’s because it’s also the first time the Warriors will enter tournament play as the reigning champion, and that title is theirs until someone knocks […]

Hawai’i huffed and puffed but could not quite blow past the big bad Wolf Pack Sunday evening, as visiting Nevada denied the Warriors, 72-66, in exciting nonconference men’s basketball action. An energetic and vocal crowd of 3,362 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched all five Wolf Pack […]

The University of Nevada campus in Reno sits up high in the Sierras, near snow-filled mountains with challenging slopes for adventurous skiers and snowboarders alike. For the Hawai’i men’s basketball team, Nevada represents a steeper incline compared to recent home opponents Hawai’i Pacific, Central Arkansas, Northern Arizona, Niagara and UH-Hilo. […]