A week between games and preparing for Final Exams did not cool off the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team’s shooting touch, as the Warriors stayed hot and soared past visiting crosstown rival Hawai’i Pacific on Sunday, 78-53. An entertained and appreciative crowd of 2,021 in SimpliFi Arena at the […]
Warriors face familiar foe in Hawai’i Pacific
It is Finals Week at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, but the UH men’s basketball team will take a break from studying on Sunday to test itself against crosstown rival Hawai’i Pacific. Tipoff for the game is set for 5 p.m. in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center, […]
Warriors shoot past Central Arkansas, 95-76
New Year’s Eve is about four weeks away, but Hawai’i and Central Arkansas apparently did not want to wait that long before setting off their own college men’s basketball fireworks Sunday evening. UH won the shootout, 95-76, to improve to 6-1 but not before the 1-9 visiting Bears made a […]
Warriors back home vs. Central Arkansas
Sunday will not be a day of rest for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball in the month of December. The Warriors (5-1) have a game on each of the first four Sundays this month, including today’s 5 p.m. meeting with Central Arkansas in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff […]
Utah’s height turns back Warriors, 79-66
Beating Utah in Salt Lake City turned out to be a tall order, indeed, as the super-sized Utes turned back Hawai’i, 79-66, in non-conference men’s basketball action Thursday evening. A neutral arena crowd of 4,686 at the Delta Center and Pac-12 Network TV audience watched 7-foot center Branden Carlson score […]
Hawai’i ‘Five-O’ faces Utah on road Thursday
Hawai’i Five-O is back — not the TV show, but the men’s college basketball team in Manoa that is off to the program’s first 5-0 start since 2010. That pristine record will be put on the line Thursday in the Warriors’ biggest test so far — a 4 p.m. (Hawai’i […]
Coleman is Big West Player of the Week
University of Hawai’i men’s basketball senior Noel Coleman comes across a quiet guy who does not care much about bringing attention to himself. But his production has made big noise on the court early this season, and that earned him Big West Player of the Week honors on Monday. Coleman, […]
Warriors defeat San Diego, 77-66, to win inaugural Acrisure Invitational crown
The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team remained unbeaten and added a new tournament championship trophy to its collection with a 77-66 victory over San Diego on Saturday evening at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, Calif. The Rainbow Warriors improved to 5-0 by defeating the Toreros before a crowd of […]
Warriors rout UT-Rio Grande Valley, 76-57
Matthue Cotton scored a game-high 23 points and fellow senior guard Noel Coleman added 17 points Friday evening to help Hawai’i blow past Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 76-57, in the first round of the Acrisure Invitational at Palm Desert, Calif. A neutral site crowd of 735 at Acrisure Arena watched Bernardo […]
Warriors face this season’s first ‘road test’ Friday versus Texas-Rio Grande Valley
In this non-conventional start to the 2023-24 season, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team now finds itself on a first “road trip” in a California desert resort area known more for golf courses, spas and the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. But on this Thanksgiving weekend, Greater Palm Springs […]