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 […]

Playing the type of game the University of Hawai’i is yearning for itself, visiting UC Irvine rode a tight defense and efficient inside-out offense Thursday night to deny the Warriors, 60-50, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action. A hopeful and supportive crowd of 2,994 in SimpliFi Arena at the […]

With the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team 1-2 in the Big West Conference and coming off a 76-66 loss at Cal State Northridge, first-place UC Irvine (4-0) no doubt has come into Honolulu smelling blood in the water. But that is fine according to UH coach Eran Ganot, whose […]

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team started fast and finished slow Saturday afternoon in a 76-66 Big West Conference road loss to CSUN at Northridge, Calif. A crowd of 657 at Premier America Credit Union Arena watched the much-improved Matadors win their seventh consecutive game to improve to 12-3 […]