They’re not the Fighting Sioux or the Fighting Nobodies. They’re the Fighting Hawks. North Dakota feels established with its new nickname and identity coming off some controversy in recent seasons. (They had to ditch the Fighting Sioux name because it was deemed offensive, and have been the Fighting Hawks since 2015 after going without any name at all for a few years. But if you have a guy named Geno Crandall, who’s able to go for 37 points in a […]
Hawaii just landed perhaps its largest signing class ever. Not in terms of number of players brought in, but rather in sheer size of the recruits. The Rainbow Warriors gain players standing 6-11, 6-11 and 7-0 with the additions of Mate Colina, Owen Hulland and Dawson Carper made official by UH on Thursday. The plan is still for Colina to arrive at the semester break (once he finishes up the Australian high school system) and sit out games the spring […]
Who’s it gonna be? The Hawaii starting lineup and rotation for tonight’s exhibition against Hawaii Pacific is anyone’s best guess. You could see many as nine different Rainbow Warriors getting the nod for the first five, based on who’s played with the first group in recent days. The ‘Bows have indulged in some lineup potpourri, sometimes with as many as three guys with UH starting experience playing on the second unit. Regardless of who’s out there first, UH’s anticipation for […]
Eran Ganot talks all the time about the history of the Hawaii basketball program, and honoring it. A lot of times doing so is an intangible act, a frame of mind. Not this time. This time it feels very tangible. The Rainbow Warriors recently completed a Ganot project — spearheaded by assistant coach John Montgomery and SID Neal Iwamoto — to honor all 13 of UH’s past NCAA or NIT teams by giving each a unique plaque. They went up […]
Hawaii basketball was picked to land right where it left off in 2016-17 — fifth. But hey, that beats the Big West prediction put forth last year, when the ‘Bows were tabbed eighth with basically nobody coming back. UH’s 2017-18 preseason poll placement still might be a little low, but it’s not terribly surprising given a perceived lack of singular star power (no ‘Bows were picked to the preseason all-conference team). You kind of got the sense that the Big […]
Eran Ganot couldn’t help himself. The night was going so well at the second annual Hawaii basketball Tip-off fundraiser event. Sold-out tables, a rollicking atmosphere and arena floor full (about 500) of diehard fans eager to donate their hard-earned cash toward the cause. There was even a notable return in the form of former coach Bob Nash. Ganot, speaking on stage, called it the biggest fundraiser in program history, to loud applause. Then he gave the fans an added, unexpected, […]
Whichever side freshman Justin Hemsley is on, whoever his teammates are in today’s Green and White intrasquad scrimmage, count on him to do one thing. Bring the energy. The freshman small forward out of Damien (Calif.) High is still picking up the nuances of Division I basketball, something completely normal a few weeks into full practices. Don’t count on him to light up the scoreboard at 1 p.m. in the Stan Sheriff Center today; instead, look for him to make […]
