“Better” was not quite could enough for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon, as UC Santa Barbara held off the Warriors, 77-71, in Big West Conference action at Goleta, Calif. A crowd of 1,427 at the Thunderdome watched Ajay Mitchell score a game-high 23 points with […]

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team can point to several key factors helping the Warriors put together three straight victories and five wins in their past six outings. But near the top of that list is the play off the bench, which has been a pleasant surprise and desperately […]

Sorry, not sorry. The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team took advantage of short-handed Cal Poly on Thursday and routed the Mustangs, 80-51, for a convincing and much-needed road victory in San Luis Obispo, Calif. A sparse announced crowd of 1,122 at the Mott Athletics Center watched Juan Munoz score […]

Winless … does not mean hopeless. The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team understands that is the case with Thursday’s road opponent, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, which is 4-21 overall and 0-13 in the Big West Conference. The Warriors (14-11, 6-7) will face the Mustangs at 5 p.m. (Hawai’i […]

Living up to his high-level resume, Justin McKoy elevated his game just when the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team needed it most. For that effort — which helped the Warriors win two key home games — McKoy was named Big West Conference Player of the Week on Monday. McKoy, […]

When the going got tough — REALLY tough — this week, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team got going and knocked off two of the top three teams in the Big West Conference. The Warriors completed the homestand sweep Saturday night with a resounding 87-70 victory over second-place UC […]

As much as the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team would like to think Thursday’s thrilling 94-86 overtime home victory against UC San Diego was a major “turning point,” it won’t actually be so unless the Warriors can follow up with a “hana hou” win versus UC Davis on Saturday. […]

Short-handed again but not short on heart and spirit, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball dug down deep Thursday night and pulled out its most significant and important victory of the season to date, a 94-86 overtime thriller against visiting UC San Diego. A vocal and equally spirited crowd of […]

Even as the “new kid on the block,” UC San Diego did not take very long to establish itself as a force in Big West Conference men’s basketball. The Tritons are in their fourth league season since moving up from NCAA Division II status, and thus are still ineligible for […]

Pouncing quickly and thoroughly on Hawai’i’s poor shooting and soft defense, UC Irvine overpowered the visiting Warriors, 93-68, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action Saturday night. An announced crowd of 3,042 at the Bren Events Center watched Bent Leuchten score 15 points and grab six rebounds and Carter Welling […]