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The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team’s first opponent this season was UH Hilo, a familiar intrastate rival that makes the 55-minute plane ride to O’ahu on a regular basis. The Warriors’ next opponent has never played UH, and has crossed four time zones over more than 4,500 miles on […]

The win was worth the wait for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team Tuesday night, as the Warriors denied visiting intrastate rival UH Hilo, 82-66, in their long-awaited season opener. A mellow but appreciative crowd of 1,796 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched senior forward Justin […]

Better late than never … the University of Hawai’i will finally open its 2023-24 men’s basketball season at 7 p.m. Tuesday versus visiting intrastate rival UH Hilo. The home game in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center comes a week after the season opener for most teams, including Hilo, […]

Season tickets are now on sale for University of Hawai’i men’s basketball, which just added a 19th home game — against Niagara on Thursday, Nov. 16. Details were finalized last week for the game, which will be played in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. “We had 31 (games), […]

Howzit. That familiar, simple yet comforting greeting — originated here in the islands and spread throughout the country thanks to former ESPN SportsCenter anchor Neil Everett — welcomed around 400 eager University of Hawai’i men’s basketball supporters on Oct. 19 at the Warriors’ annual Tip-Off Banquet. And it was delivered […]

Saint Mary’s turned Friday night’s charity exhibition game into a clinic on Top 25 men’s basketball, taking a strong hold on Hawai’i and not letting go for an impressive 92-58 victory. An energetic and vocal crowd of 3,923 (4,902 tickets issued) in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched […]

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team will open its 2023-24 campaign with a big bang — some 25 days before the regular season actually begins. In a rare but well-placed opportunity, the Warriors will face No. 23-ranked Saint Mary’s at 7 p.m. Friday in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan […]

By Wes Nakama There is a good kind of “edginess” to this year’s 2023-24 University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team, so it is only fitting that three hard-nosed “blue collar” workers were announced as team captains for this season. Point guard JoVon McClanahan, center Bernardo da Silva and shooting guard […]

Back in the day, “Midnight ‘Ohana” in mid-October would signal the exciting approach of the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball season. With the official start of practice now moved up to the end of September, the “new” October college hoops tradition in Manoa is the annual “Tip-Off” banquet showing the […]

By Wes Nakama The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team held its first official practice of the 2023-24 season Thursday afternoon, but the players’ intensity definitely had a mid- or even postseason vibe to it. Drills — whether one-on-one, 3-on-3 or without defense — were run at game speed. Blocked […]