FINAL: The Rainbow Warriors overcame a sloppy start to defeat Chaminade, 83-66, in a basketball exhibition tonight in the Stan Sheriff Center. The ‘Bows dominated the boards, constructing a 53-31 advantage, including 22-7 on the offensive glass. Zigmars Raimo led the ‘Bows with 19 points and Samuta Avea added 18. * * * * * UH’s dominance on the boards continues. In one sequence the ‘Bows missed three shots, chased down each of them, and finished the extended possession Zigmars […]
The men’s basketball team will offer a preview when it plays host to Chaminade in an exhibition Wednesday night in the Stan Sheriff Center. This has been a difficult preseason for the Rainbow Warriors. Because of a late eligibility ruling from the NCAA, guard Junior Madut won’t join the ‘Bows until January. Washington State transfer Ahmed Ali withdrew from school because of a medical condition. Five players have missed practices because of injuries, including 7-foot post Owen Hulland, who is […]
As fate would have it, this week aligned for Hawaii’s three primary fall sports in one sense — all three face pivotal conference matchups that have championship implications. Football, coming off its 45-31 win at New Mexico — the first time UH won in Albuquerque since 1987 — hits the crucial portion of its schedule starting this week with the first of four Mountain West West Division opponents, rival Fresno State. If UH (5-3, 2-2 MWC) manages to win out in those […]
After 27 years, Jeff Portnoy will no longer serve as color analyst for ESPN Honolulu’s broadcasts of UH basketball games. A spokesman for the all-sports station said the decision was based on maintaining the broadcast “continuity” for home and road productions. Portnoy worked on broadcasts from the Stan Sheriff Center. Bobby Curran, the play-by-play announcer, worked all home and road games. Portnoy, a Cades Schutte partner, established himself as a prominent lawyer. But he also is known for his work […]
Former head coaches Riley Wallace and Bob Nash were among the more than 500 people who attended the University of Hawaii men’s basketball Tip-Off fundraiser at the Stan Sheriff Center on Thursday. The event also celebrated the program’s upcoming 100th season. It starts Nov. 8 against Florida A&M. Before that, UH has an exhibition against Chaminade next Wednesday. UH, which went 18-13 last season, has a nonconference schedule including road games at Oregon and Illinois and possible Diamond Head Classic […]
The Rainbow Warrior basketball team was picked fourth in the nine-team Big West, according to a media poll released today. The ‘Bows return three starters and eight letterwinners. UC Irvine was picked No. 1 in polling of 31 media members. UCI earned 258 points and 15 first-place votes to beat out UC Santa Barbara by two points. https://twitter.com/BigWestHoops/status/1187448639137861632 Cal State Northridge was third with 202 points. Hawaii received 155 points. Last season, the ‘Bows were picked sixth. They finished fourth […]
If you know much about Hawaii sports of the past quarter century, you probably figured out before today that the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team upset of No. 2 Kansas on Dec. 30, 1997 would be No. 1 in our voting of the most memorable athletic events at the Stan Sheriff Center since its opening on Oct. 21, 1994. We recount that game in today’s Star-Advertiser, and there’s a complete list of the top 10 and games that also […]
Kameron Ng saw an opening. He sprinted upcourt, the ball at his fingertips. The defense was far from set. An opening presented itself on the left side of the lane. The guard pressed his advantage and, once the defense collapsed, he noticed the weak-side defender covered down, toward the basket. Ng rifled it across the lane to the right corner, where an open Justin Webster caught it and put it up and in for three points without hesitation. “I just […]
