March is a time for college basketball madness, so perhaps Hawai’i’s stressful 72-70 victory over visiting Cal State Northridge on Wednesday night was only fitting for this calendar date. A supportive but anxious crowd of 2,699 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Bernardo da Silva score 18 […]
Warriors to ‘dress for success’ against CSUN
The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team will go out in style for their final homestand of the season. The Warriors will debut brand new exclusive green “Island Heritage” jerseys with orange numbers and the island chain, plus “808” printed on the right bottom corner of their shorts, for Wednesday’s […]
Warriors top UC Riverside, 76-73, in overtime
In a spectacular and clutch performance for the ages, Hawai’i guard Noel Coleman matched a career-high with 31 points and added eight rebounds Saturday to lift the Warriors to a crucial 76-73 overtime road victory at UC Riverside. A sparse and stunned crowd of 632 at SRC Arena watched Bernardo […]
Warriors seek crucial victory at UC Riverside
With a trip to Las Vegas less than two weeks away, the stakes are getting high. The Hawai’i men’s basketball team visits UC Riverside on Saturday for a crucial Big West Conference showdown, and a lot is on the line. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. HST, with the game […]
UC Davis out-shoots visiting Warriors, 75-63
There was good news and bad news for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team throughout its game at UC Davis on Thursday. The good news? The Warriors did not let Aggies scoring machine Elijah Pepper beat them all by himself. The bad news? He didn’t have to, as fellow […]
Warriors aim for series sweep at UC Davis
UC Davis guard Elijah Pepper has had many historic nights on his home court, the University Credit Union Center, in the past four years. And he no doubt hopes to make his final appearance there on Thursday the most legendary one of them all. The only thing standing in his […]
Warriors snap Long Beach win streak, 73-65
Niftily navigating a crucial and dangerous turn in the Big West Conference men’s basketball season, Hawai’i got past streaking Long Beach State, 73-65, Saturday night to head down the home stretch in solid position. A crowd of 4,469 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Justin McKoy pour […]
Long Beach State visits Hawai’i on hot streak
This week might have been a good time for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team to enjoy a rare Thursday bye, but it’s probably not the best time to play host to Long Beach State. The red-hot Beach comes into Saturday’s 7 p.m. game in SimpliFi Arena at the […]
UC Santa Barbara holds off Warriors, 77-71
“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 […]
Bench play will be key at UC Santa Barbara
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 […]