The following appeared on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s breaking news. Point guard Drew Buggs, the University of Hawaii basketball team’s career leader in assists, confirmed he has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal. PORTAL: Hawaii G Drew Buggs (RS JR) has entered. Grad transfer w/one year to play. https://t.co/fJ6bJpQsst — Verbal Commits (@VerbalCommits) March 26, 2020 “It’s been a tough year for me, obviously,” said Buggs, whose mother died of cancer in October. “I told Coach (Eran) Ganot since I’ll be graduating […]
After the first round of our virtual tournament to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the start of University of Hawaii basketball, our seeding committee can feel pretty good about itself (not that we don’t always in general, or at least most of the time). Well, that is if we’re judging our efforts based on voting on Twitter. Hmm, OK. Now’s a good time for some context, right? Or, in other words, for me to explain what the heck we’re talking […]
Manel Ayol, a versatile junior college player, has accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Hawaii men’s basketball team. Ayol, who recently completed his sophomore season at Western Wyoming College, said he will sign a letter of intent with the Rainbow Warriors. The NCAA’s signing period for basketball is set to begin on April 15, although that starting date might change as schedules are being reconfigured because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But Ayol said he is firm in his […]
Day 4 of the Hawaii basketball 100th Season Best-Team Bracket, the last day of the Round of 16, could begin to help us get a better feel for something. Was the Hawaii Warrior World tournament committee wrong to make the “Fabulous Five” NCAA Tournament team of 1971-72 the No. 2 seed, and not the No. 1? After all, that team was long considered the best in program history, and you’ll read why below. How the votes go in their first-round […]
Day 3 of the first round of the Hawaii basketball 100th Season Best-Team Bracket might as well be taking place in the “International Wing” of the field. With apologies to the No. 6-seeded 1996-97 team, it’s an early-aughts party replete with players from Canada, Serbia, South Africa, Israel, Lithuania … you get the idea. Once again, voting begins at 6 a.m. Hawaii time, although starting today (Saturday) you’ll only have 24 hours to get in your vote on Twitter (embedded […]
Some 44 and 50 years separate the teams in the two pairings on Day 2 of the Hawaii basketball 100th Season Best-Team Bracket. All the more interesting, as far as we’re concerned. Voting goes live at 6 a.m. (HST) Friday morning. As with the ROUND OF 16 DAY 1, you can vote directly at the Hawaii Warrior World Twitter page or in the polls that will be embedded below. Because we’re allowing voting for 48 hours for these first-round pairings, […]
Welcome to the opening round of Hawaii Warrior World’s version of March Madness. You, the fans, will decide the winner of the Hawaii basketball 100th Season Best-Team Bracket over the coming weeks, as you’ll have the opportunity to pick between two of the greatest teams to suit up in Green and White every day there would’ve been an actual NCAA Tournament game, starting today. You’ll find the corresponding Twitter polls embedded below, or you can go directly to the Hawaii […]
Here it is. The Hawaii men’s basketball “Best Team of All Time” 100th season edition, 16-team bracket, as selected by Dave Reardon and myself, with feedback from some folks who know UH hoops. Kudos to Curtis Murayama for designing the above bracket. You, the fans, will determine which teams advance and which see their “season” come to an end. Voting on Twitter (@hawaiiwworld) between the first two pairings (upper left quadrant in the bracket) begins Thursday morning at 6 a.m. […]
