HENDERSON, Nev. — The University of Hawai’i’s first opponent in the Hercules Tires Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Championships was not revealed until the 11th hour, literally. After 45 minutes of dramatic game action, Cal State Northridge finally held off UC Santa Barbara, 87-84, in overtime at around 11:20 p.m. […]
McKoy named to All-Big West Second Team
HENDERSON, Nev. — After seeing very limited action in his first four years of college basketball in the prestigious Atlantic Coast Conference, Hawai’i graduate senior Justin McKoy’s long-awaited breakout season was officially stamped a success on Tuesday when he was named to the All-Big West Second Team. McKoy, a 6-foot-8 […]
Seniors help UH top CS Bakersfield, 74-57
“It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team took that advice to heart Saturday night, closing out the regular season with an emphatic 74-57 home victory over Cal State Bakersfield. A supportive and vocal “White Out” crowd of 4,877 in SimpliFi Arena […]
Warriors to host Bakersfield on ‘Senior Night’
This year’s University of Hawai’i men’s basketball senior class features three longtime Manoa veterans, two newcomers who spent only one season here, and a sixth guy in between whom coach Eran Ganot calls “maybe the best story in college basketball.” All six will be making their final appearance in SimpliFi […]
Warriors hold on to turn back CSUN, 72-70
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 […]