Warrior Insider

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team learned Sunday afternoon that it can’t get what it wishes for every Christmas. TCU was the holiday spoiler this year, defeating the Rainbow Warriors, 65-51, for third place on the final day of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. A Christmas Eve crowd […]

Georgia Tech got offensive on the glass Friday night, riding that advantage and denying a furious Hawai’i comeback to earn a 73-68 victory in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic semifinals. A supportive and vocal crowd of 3,139 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched the Yellow Jackets […]

Hawai’i overcame a slow start and then heated up quickly Thursday night to defeat visiting Portland, 69-56, in the first round of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. A festive and vocal crowd of 3,632 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched Matthue Cotton score a team-high 15 […]

For the first time in the 13-year history of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Hawai’i can legitimately be considered as the “team to beat.” That’s because it’s also the first time the Warriors will enter tournament play as the reigning champion, and that title is theirs until someone knocks […]

Hawai’i huffed and puffed but could not quite blow past the big bad Wolf Pack Sunday evening, as visiting Nevada denied the Warriors, 72-66, in exciting nonconference men’s basketball action. An energetic and vocal crowd of 3,362 in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center watched all five Wolf Pack […]

The University of Nevada campus in Reno sits up high in the Sierras, near snow-filled mountains with challenging slopes for adventurous skiers and snowboarders alike. For the Hawai’i men’s basketball team, Nevada represents a steeper incline compared to recent home opponents Hawai’i Pacific, Central Arkansas, Northern Arizona, Niagara and UH-Hilo. […]

From Portland, Ore., to Honolulu; from Philadelphia to Reno, Nev.; from Norfolk, Va. to Fort Worth, Texas; and from Amherst, Mass., to Atlanta … major college basketball teams will be facing off against each other Dec. 21-22 and on Christmas Eve in SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center for […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]