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 […]

UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center is only about 20 miles south of Titan Gym at Cal State Fullerton, usually just a half-hour drive down the 57 and 55 freeways. But for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team, the journey looms as a rough road ahead and the destination promises […]

Good shooting, good defense and good rebounding resulted in good times for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team Thursday, as the Warriors earned a crucial 76-68 road victory at Cal State Fullerton. A student-led energetic crowd of 1,339 at Titan Gym watched JoVon McClanahan and Ryan Rapp each add […]

For the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team, this week’s road trip to Orange County, Calif., is all about second chances. In particular, Thursday’s game at Cal State Fullerton is about negating a heartbreaking 63-61 overtime home loss to the Titans on Dec. 30, in the Warriors’ Big West Conference […]

On the long list of goals for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team Saturday night, by far the most important was, “Get the ‘W.’ “ That box got checked with a crucial and much-needed 83-73 victory over visiting Cal Poly, snapping a frustrating three-game losing streak that left the […]

Nothing cures self-doubt quite like a victory, which the University of Hawai’i really hopes — or needs? — to achieve Saturday night against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center, and the game will be televised live statewide […]

An already challenging season suddenly got a lot more daunting for the Hawai’i men’s basketball team Thursday, when they first learned that backup center Mor Seck will be lost for the year due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Tuesday’s practice. Later in the evening, a stunned crowd […]

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 […]