Heading from Southern California’s Inland Empire toward Orange County, there usually is excitement as the Happiest Place on Earth gets nearer. But for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team, that excitement is not for Disneyland in Anaheim, but Titan Gym at nearby Cal State Fullerton. That is the venue […]

Weathering some turbulence in both halves and finishing strong, Hawai’i rallied past and then held off UC Riverside, 83-76, Thursday night for a key Big West Conference road victory. A student-heavy crowd of 1,235 at the Highlanders’ Student Recreation Center Arena watched Tanner Christensen score a team-high 18 points with […]

As of Thursday morning, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team was thankfully a safe distance from the nearest wildfire, but the Warriors still have their own business to attend to in the evening with a key Big West Conference game at UC Riverside. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. […]

Stealing the show from a “showtime”-type opponent, Hawai’i shot past visiting Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Saturday night, 68-55, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action. An appreciative crowd of 3,328 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Gytis Nemeiksa score a game-high 19 points with nine […]

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. […]