Court Sense

Formerly about Rainbow Warriors basketball, but now covering all University of Hawaii sports.

About the blog host

Brian McInnis has covered sports on Oahu full time since 2007, when he joined the Honolulu Star-Bulletin staff as a general reporter. He was the UH basketball beat writer from the 2008-09 season through 2017-18. Follow him on twitter @Brian_McInnis

Latest news

Hawaii softball: UH splits doubleheader with Davis, NCAA berth out of reach

By Brian McInnis on May 10, 2019

It was going to take a lot for the Hawaii softball team to pick up an NCAA tournament berth at the conclusion of this week. For starters, the Rainbow Wahine needed to sweep Thursday’s doubleheader against UC Davis to keep hope of an outright Big West regular-season title alive into Friday’s senior night. Sweeping Davis in three games and having Cal State Fullerton lose out at UC Riverside in three games Friday and Saturday was the only combination that would […]

Hawaii softball: 7 seniors look to make final week count

By Brian McInnis on May 7, 2019

Despite taking its final road series by a count of two games to one, the road to a Big West championship got considerably tougher for the Hawaii softball team. Heading into its final series of the season, at home against UC Davis this week, UH (32-14, 13-5 Big West) trails first-place Cal State Fullerton (35-16, 15-3) by two games with three to play. It actually amounts to a 2.5-game lead for the Titans, who swept UH in a series at […]

Hawaii men’s basketball: Ex-player Jaaron Stallworth reported dead

By Brian McInnis on May 6, 2019

Some stunning news infiltrated the Hawaii basketball community on Monday, as former Rainbow Warriors guard Jaaron Stallworth was reported dead. The Hawaii basketball Twitter page sent out condolences for the Stallworth family “during this difficult time.” Stallworth, who transferred to Hawaii out of Yuba College for the 2017-18 season, was to compete at point guard. But he was coming off a broken leg injury playing for Yuba and was behind the curve, considerably, upon arrival at UH as he competed […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: Unforgettable ride

By Brian McInnis on May 5, 2019

Whether you were a diehard Hawaii volleyball fan or a late-comer to the sensation that was #WarriorBall19, you likely shared in some indelible moments over the past few months. The record 74-set streak, and the moment it came to an end to a standing ovation at home. The five-setters at Long Beach State to cap the regular season. The epic rematch with The Beach for the Big West title played in front of an epic sellout crowd. The curious timing […]

Hawaii tennis: Petra Melounova three-peats as Big West player of year; Andre Ilagan honored

By Brian McInnis on May 1, 2019

Make it 3-for-3 for Hawaii tennis junior Petra Melounova. Three straight trips to the NCAA women’s individual tennis tournament. And, on Wednesday, three straight Big West player of the year awards. Melounova, of the Czech Republic, is only the third Big West women’s player to receive the league’s top individual honors three times in a career. #BWCHonors Player of the Year – Petra Melounova (@UofHawaiiTennis) 3rd all-time to be named POY 3 times Secured 3rd-straight berth to the NCAA Singles […]

Hawaii water polo: Rainbow Wahine draw Cal in NCAA tournament

By Brian McInnis on April 29, 2019

A cheer went up and the applause echoed in the water polo clubhouse at Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex. Hawaii learned Monday afternoon that it will face fourth-seeded California in the quarterfinals of the 10-team NCAA tournament on May 10 at Stanford. And that it was the Golden Bears, a team that fifth-ranked UH defeated during the regular season, was met with enthusiasm. Big West champion #HawaiiWWP reacts to the reveal that it will play No. 4 seed California (a team […]

Hawaii basketball: Kameron Ng posts commitment with ‘Bows

By Brian McInnis on April 28, 2019

The 2018-19 Star-Advertiser All-State Basketball Player of the Year is apparently Manoa bound. Saint Francis senior guard Kameron Ng posted an announced commitment to Hawaii on Sunday night. Island boy 4 life #committed 🤙🏻🏝 pic.twitter.com/dUZJp5bTGo — Kameron Ng (@NgKameron) April 29, 2019 Ng, at 5 feet 11, scored 21 points in 12 of 15 games in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu. He was a repeat winner of the Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year Award. It’s not immediately known if […]

Hawaii water polo: Rainbow Wahine redeem Big West championship weekend

By Brian McInnis on April 28, 2019

It was shaping up to be a tough weekend for University of Hawaii sports in Big West Conference championship events. The beach volleyball team lost twice to Cal Poly on Saturday, ending a three-year run in the sand as tournament champs (although it then received an NCAA at-large bid). The UH women’s tennis team positioned itself to repeat as the league champion in Indian Wells, Calif., Sunday morning, only to fall in heart-rending fashion to Long Beach State, 4-3, when […]

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