Court Sense

Hey all, The Rainbow Warriors got in safely to Maui last night after practice on the UH campus. They’ll have a shootaround at the Lahaina Civic Center prior to tonight’s game at 7 against Chicago State. Senior forward Bill Amis, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder by average, will not be playing in this game, as he’s not ready yet coming off the stress fracture in his right foot. Chicago State (3-9), meanwhile, has just one win over Division I […]

Things aren’t going as smoothly for Hawaii senior forward Bill Amis as initially hoped at the start of this week. He was back in a boot during today’s practice after experiencing some discomfort in his right foot midway through Tuesday’s practice. It’s looking doubtful that he’ll play against Chicago State on Maui on Friday. As for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic? We’ll see. Coach Gib Arnold reiterated yesterday that the priority is getting Amis back for the start of […]

Interesting note on today’s practice in Klum Gym: the session was observed by three coaches of Division III North Central College (Ill.). UH assistant coach Benjy Taylor was the head coach there from 2001 to 2004, a few years before he took the reins at Chicago State — UH’s opponent at the Lahaina Civic Center on Maui on Friday. North Central plays at Hawaii-Hilo on Friday, too. ——— Senior forward Bill Amis continues to progress in his return from a stress […]

There was some encouraging information about Hawaii senior forward Bill Amis after last night’s 72-50 win over Hawaii Pacific. In the postgame press conference, UH coach Gib Arnold responded positively about Amis’ status recovery from his stress fracture in his right foot — even that the tri-captain could play a few minutes against Chicago State on Friday. “He had his best workout (Saturday) with our trainer. He got some shots up without the boot, felt pretty good, didn’t have a […]

Plenty of good vibes at today’s Rainbow Warriors practice in preparation for tomorrow’s game against Hawaii Pacific. Morale was the highest it’s been since the team went 0-2 on its nonconference road trip and lost two reserves who transferred out. No coincidence that assistant coach Benjy Taylor was back from a recruiting trip and offering his usual positive feedback, when it’s warranted. “Good to be back,” said Taylor, who said he was in frigid Connecticut for one of his stops. […]

Here were the reactions of Joston Thomas and Bobby Miles to the player movement over the last couple of days. (For those who’ve been in a cave, on a mountaintop, or swimming between islands, UH guards Anthony Salter and Jordan Coleman left the team for a lack of playing time, and coach Gib Arnold brought UH football slotback Miah Ostrowski on board). Joston Thomas: Q: Were you surprised those two guys left? A: I’m not surprised. I mean, stuff happens. […]

Well, this certainly softens the blow. Good timing by UH coach Gib Arnold and Co. to announce the addition of UH football player Miah Ostrowski to the basketball team just as the Rainbow Warriors lose guards Jordan Coleman and Anthony Salter. It will be interesting to see how much of his basketball ability Ostrowski has kept from his Punahou days. Fans have been pining for this move for a long time. Here is what I wrote for the breaking news […]

UH coach Gib Arnold dubbed today’s practice “Competition Tuesday” as he announced to his team he was re-opening starting jobs in the team’s first action since the 0-2 road trip. Junior point guard Anthony Salter was not there to compete, however, lengthening his absence which started to prior to the team’s recent road trip. Also missing was freshman guard Jordan Coleman. UPDATE: Arnold said he’d issue a statement about both players prior to Wednesday’s practice. Not looking good on both […]