Kala’i Santos made the 74-foot shot. The Star-Advertiser’s Paul Honda got it on video. Keith Amemiya showed it to Neil Everett at ESPN. Everett’s producer liked it. And that’s how Punahou’s buzzer beater made it on SportsCenter’s Plays of the Day tonight.

On Tuesday when the UH AD search committee list was announced I had a few questions for chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman. UH spokesman Dan Meisenzahl said Bley-Vroman was not available, but Meisenzahl addressed the questions on behalf of UH DR: The initial reaction, including from me, is that the committee seems light on coaches, athletic administrators. DM: I can say that we’re not going to comment on who was approached and not approached. The chancellor’s office received a lot of input […]

The search committee for the UH-Manoa athletic director’s post was announced this morning: John Dean (Central Pacific Bank President), David Erickson (UH faculty representative), Elizabeth Ignacio (MD, IMUA Orthopedics, assistant professor John A Burns Medical School)), Marilyn Moniz-Kahoohanohano (UH assistant athletic director), Amanda Paterson (UH athletics director of compliance), Allen Uyeda (retired CEO First Insurance), Kelley Withy (MD, professor at John A Burns Medical School). The job will be posted Jan. 14 and Manoa chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman said a new […]

There’s no selection committee yet, no state-required ad posted yet. But that doesn’t stop people from talking, and doesn’t stop unfounded rumors from turning into plausible speculation as to whom will be candidates for the University of Hawaii athletic director position. UH spokesman Dan Meisenzahl told me Sunday there will be an announcement from the school this week regarding the AD position, but would not specify what it might be. Five names have surfaced and none of the five have […]