The UH basketball team today received a commitment from a Dallas-area high school guard. Justin Webster, who is 6 feet 3, averaged 16.2 points per game this season for Hargrave Military Academy, a boarding school in Chatham, Va. Webster and his parents recently took an official recruiting visit to Hawaii. 1000% Committed #STW pic.twitter.com/EZ3TcoKEFO — Justin Webster™0️⃣ (@justin_web05) June 14, 2019 Webster is set to enroll at UH for the July 1 start of Summer Session II. “I chose UH […]
We’re in the thick of summer, which means it’s time to take stock of what some former Hawaii men’s basketball players did over the past several months. Yep, it’s ‘Bows in the pros, post-2018-19 edition. Noah Allen (G League), Garrett Nevels (Spain’s Liga Endesa), Isaac Fotu (Germany’s BBL), Bill Amis (Belgium’s EuroMillions League) and Matt Lojeski (Greece’s A1 league) are among the ex-Rainbow Warriors playing some prominent ball, a step or two down from the NBA. Below you’ll find the […]
The 2019 class of the UH Sports Circle of Honor is set. The names should be familiar: former Hawaii basketball Fab Fiver and head coach Bob Nash; former athletic director Hugh Yoshida; former national champion diver Emma Friesen; and longtime UH basketball booster Carolyn Berry Wilson. The four, making up the 37th class into the CoH, will be officially enshrined during homecoming weekend, including the Sept. 21 football game against Central Arkansas. Stephen Tsai’s full writeup on the four inductees […]
Camp season begins this month, starting with tonight’s 808 Passing Academy event at Aloha Stadium. Former UH quarterback Sean Schroeder is picking up the tab for the free camp for high school-aged students interested in developing passing/receiving skills. Vinny Passas — who coached Marcus Mariota, Tua Tagovailoa and Chevan Cordeiro — and Greg Salas, UH’s career receiving leader — are among the guest coaches. Schroeder said about 100 students have registered. * * * * * * The first of […]
When it comes to NBA teams and making deep runs into the postseason, it helps to have a Phil Handy handy. Handy, the University of Hawaii guard-turned NBA player development guru, will make a fifth straight appearance in the NBA Finals today when the Toronto Raptors take the court (3 p.m. Hawaii time) for Game 1 against the defending champion Golden State Warriors in Toronto. Handy was with the Cleveland Cavaliers the last four years during the Cavs’ run of […]
Any takers out there? About two months ago, I wrote about how this spring is a critical juncture for the direction of the Hawaii men’s basketball program as it pertains to recruiting. Would the Rainbow Warriors receive a talent infusion commensurate with their peers in the Big West — the Irvines, Long Beaches, and Santa Barbaras — to break a spell of so-so regular-season performances and one-and-done outings in the conference tournament the last three years? Well, in the weeks since, […]
Former UH forward Jack Purchase has signed with the Melbourne Tigers of Australia’s National Basketball League 1. The NBL1 is a level below the premier NBL. “Feels pretty good to be back home playing,” Purchase texted to the Warrior Beat. “Played for the Tigers in the juniors and feels good to be able to put the Tigers’ jersey back on again.” The NBL1’s games are played in Melbourne and Tasmania, Purchase said. Purchase earned a bachelor’s degree this past weekend. […]
Three former UH basketball players — Sheriff Drammeh, Brocke Stepteau and Jack Purchase — earned degrees today and are ready for the next phase of their lives. Drammeh has reached an agreement with a sports agency in Europe and is expected to play professionally over there. Purchase is headed back to his native Australia to audition for the professional league over there. The free-agent period is coming up. Stepteau is exploring options in basketball and music. He is accompanying Purchase […]
