Members of the Hawaii men’s basketball team attempted to give voice to what transpired on the Stan Sheriff Center court some 20 minutes earlier. No easy feat after the 50-49 loss to last-place Long Beach State. “We gotta find ourselves, a little bit. We lost our way just a little,” said senior Eddie Stansberry. “Just lack of togetherness. The whole game we just wasn’t together,” freshman guard Justin Webster summarized. Maybe most telling, a shaken Eran Ganot said, “We weren’t […]
All five of Hawaii’s primary spring spectator sports are in action this week, plus some others. The No. 1 UH men’s volleyball team (12) and Rainbow Wahine basketball team (five) put some significant win streaks on the line. The volleyballers head to the Bay Area to face No. 11 Stanford in a two-match set, while the Wahine host always-competitive Cal State Northridge. UH men’s basketball has two marquee home matchups in Long Beach State on Wednesday and league leader UC […]
For most of Hawaii’s battle with Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on Saturday, it appeared the record was destined to fall at the Stan Sheriff Center in the coming week. Drew Buggs needed only three assists to become UH’s new all-time record-holder, and he was making his customary passes to open teammates. But for whatever reason, those shots weren’t falling in Mott Gym like they had been. Finally, after UH rallied from 15 points down late in regulation to […]
Every time you looked back at your screen on Thursday, Amadou Sow was rising up for a dunk or a layup. Occasionally even a 3-point shot. The UC Santa Barbara big man had his way of things, shooting 12-for-13 for 30 points in a 76-66 Gauchos win over Hawaii at the Thunderdome. While the Rainbow Warriors’ three 7-footers held down the fort at home when UH beat UCSB 70-63 at the Stan Sheriff Center, you could tell UH was lacking […]
At long last, Carl English is calling it a career. The 39-year-old English, one of the best players in Hawaii basketball history, had enjoyed a resurgence in his native Canada in the twilight of his career. Playing for his hometown St. John’s Edge in the National Basketball League, he’d been a league MVP as recently as two years ago, when he was still scoring points in bunches. English announced his retirement in a Twitter post Friday. He will have a […]
Now the real crush begins. Hawaii softball and baseball get their 2020 seasons underway at home this week, even as three-day men’s volleyball tournament takes place. There are some intriguing fan possibilities for multi-event crossovers on Friday and Saturday, with action at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium, Les Murakami Stadium and the Stan Sheriff Center at staggered start times. If you’re one of the diehards, check out what’s offered below and plan accordingly. Meanwhile, the UH basketball teams take to the […]
A feel-good evening of basketball on Saturday produced some lasting effects for the Hawaii men’s and women’s basketball teams on Monday. The Rainbow Warriors and Wahine pulled off a shooting guard sweep as Eddie Stansberry and Julissa Tago were named the Big West men’s and women’s players of the week. Stansberry and Tago combined to score 41 points and go 8-for-20 on 3-pointers for their teams in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep of Long Beach State (68-44 for the Wahine, who won […]
Saturday’s basketball doubleheader was a tale of two starkly different games. Where one cruised to an easy finish, the other required every last second of the game clock. But the end results intersected where needed; with a win for Hawaii basketball. The Hawaii women’s basketball team kicked things up with the first game of the day, wrapping up a two-game conference homestand at the Stan Sheriff Center with a convincing 68-44 win over the Long Beach State 49ers. >> PHOTO […]
