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A tie for second place is on the line when Hawaii and UC Santa Barbara meet tonight at 8 p.m. (or so) in the Stan Sheriff Center. Both teams are 4-2. Cal State Fullerton, which is 5-2, has a bye tonight. > UH forward Jack Purchase is 10 away from tying Zane Johnson‘s UH record of 180 career 3s. On Thursday, Purchase set the UH record for most 3s attempted in a career. He has launched 475. Of course, there’s […]
It was 25 seasons ago when the Rainbow Warriors ended a drought and upset BYU in the WAC title game to earn a berth in the 1994 NCAA Tournament. It was a time when Jamie Dixon was the third assistant coach, Tony Maroney was a true back-to-the-basket 7-foot center, Phil Handy was a tough-as-rails defender, John Molle riled opponents’ fans while earning his own theme song (“Mo-lay, Mo-lay,” a parody of Buster Poindexter’s “Hot, Hot, Hot” chorus) and, of course, […]
Caden Hilborn, a two-way lineman from Highland High in Salt Lake City, announced he has accepted a football scholarship from the Warriors. He will sign next Wednesday, the first day of the spring-semester signing period for football prospects. The details: > Hilborn played all the positions on the Rams’ four-man front as well as tackle and tight on offense. > He is 6 feet 5 and 285 pounds. > He can run 5.0 seconds over 40 yards, broad jump 8 […]
It was a nice gesture for UH to recognize Australia Day before last night’s basketball game. Of the 82 international players on 2018-2019 UH rosters, 14 are from Australia. That’s second to Canada (22) in the number of international players represented from a foreign country. Of the men’s sports, the football team has the most Australians — defensive end Max Hendrie, kicker Ryan Meskell and punters Stan Gaudion and Ben Scruton. After crunching the numbers, it should be noted: > […]
Big west play continues with tonight’s basketball game between UC Davis and UH in the Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff is at 7:05 p.m. * * * * * The ‘Bows (11-7, 2-2 Big West) are rebounding from Wednesday’s come-from-ahead loss in overtime in which they blew a 14-point lead in the second half. The turning point was a hook-and-hold call against UH forward Jack Purchase. It was a controversial call — not horrendous, like a Saints-Rams non-call — but still, […]
UH baseball coach Mike Trapasso announced that Dylan Thomas will be the Rainbow Warriors’ opening-night starting pitcher. Thomas, a fourth-year junior, led the Big West with 14 saves last season. He turned down an offer to sign with the Minnesota Twins this past summer to return to UH. In preseason training, Thomas has cross-trained as a starter and reliever. He is averaging 60 pitches a session and is on track to reach the 90-pitch threshold for starting pitchers entering the […]
The Anteaters were sort of a party pooper for the ‘Bows last year. They ruined the ‘Bows’ senior night, then eliminated them from the Big West tournament. But even before that, the Anteaters were considered one of the league’s circle-the-calendar opponents. That should make for a feisty night in the Stan Sheriff Center. “They’re a contender to win the championship, and we want to be a contender, as well,” UH point guard Brocke Stepteau said. “It’s a great opportunity for […]
Deep in the heart of Texas, UH coach Nick Rolovich is looking to fill some of the remaining spots of the 2019 recruiting class. There are about four assistant coaches working the islands, with the rest on the mainland. Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon has shuttled between California and Arizona. Coaches will be back in town this this Friday for the second weekend ahead of the Feb. 6 signing period.