Warrior Insider

Since its debut in December 2009, the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic has drawn a significant following from afar as a nightly, readily accessible and highly entertaining TV event. That following from afar once included an impressionable and curious young basketball player from Melbourne, Australia. “I remember watching it when […]

In the ultra-competitive world of college basketball, there is one common opponent among all 300-plus NCAA Division I programs. Coaches vs. Cancer, a nationwide organization, will be featured on the local level at 7 p.m. Friday with dinner and fellowship at Kani Ka Pila Grille in the Outrigger Reef Hotel. […]

Lifted by a strong second half and guard Ryan Rapp’s outstanding outside shooting, Hawai’i pulled away from Texas A&M -Corpus Christi and held off the Islanders, 71-62, in nonconference men’s basketball action Saturday night. A crowd of 3,001 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched guard Ryan Rapp […]

After its first Mainland road trip resulting in close losses at tough environments, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team returns home to face Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in nonconference action Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center, with the […]

Led by guard Devin Askew’s 28-point performance, Long Beach State held off visiting Hawai’i, 76-68, in Big West Conference men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon. A sparse crowd of 1,146 at the Walter Pyramid watched forward Austin Johnson add 14 points and 10 rebounds and guard TJ Wainwright also score 14 […]

‘Tis the season for … a Big West Conference game in early December?!? That oddity is reality this year, as the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team opens league play Saturday at Long Beach State. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. Hawai’i time and the game will be televised live […]

Wreaking havoc on Grand Canyon with torrid second-half shooting, Hawai’i rallied hard but fell short against the host Lopes, 78-72, in entertaining nonconference men’s basketball action Tuesday night. A typically energetic crowd of 7,004 in Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix watched Gytis Nemeiksa score a game-high 24 points off […]

No need for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team to visit the actual Grand Canyon on its first Mainland road trip of the season. A visit to Grand Canyon University’s Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix for Tuesday’s nonconference game promises to be more than enough adventure for the […]

Winning the unofficial “Men’s College Basketball State Tournament” proved to be a big challenge this season, but the University of Hawai’i completed the harder-than-expected sweep Tuesday night by shooting past Hawai’i Pacific, 67-63. A small and bewildered crowd of 1,816 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Kody […]

After playing host to North Carolina — a school located some 4,759 miles away — last Friday, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team will do the same to another college whose home gym is located just a stone’s throw from UH’s upper campus. Hawai’i Pacific, whose “Shark Tank” gym […]