G’day Mate
By Brian McInnis on July 15, 2017Mate Colina is a potentially big get for the ‘Bows, if one that will pay dividends later rather than sooner. UH edged out a mainstay for Australian imports — Saint Mary’s — to secure Colina’s services.
Formerly about Rainbow Warriors basketball, but now covering all University of Hawaii sports.
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Brian McInnis has covered sports on Oahu full time since 2007, when he joined the Honolulu Star-Bulletin staff as a general reporter. He was the UH basketball beat writer from the 2008-09 season through 2017-18. Follow him on twitter @Brian_McInnis
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Back in business, offseason edition
By Brian McInnis on June 30, 2017Hey Hawaii basketball fans, I figured it’s time to dip back into the realm of basketball blogging. In recent weeks I had to take a leave of absence for family reasons. But I’m back now! (At least in a limited capacity.) First and foremost, today was a momentous day in the UH basketball office. Team secretary Bobbie Omoto retired after 20-plus years with the athletics department, helping men’s basketball specifically. Bobbie was a constant through numerous regime changes and hundreds […]
Acker on way out
By Brian McInnis on June 1, 2017It’s looking increasingly likely that UH assistant Chris Acker is taking a position at Boise State.
UH scoops up Brandon Thomas
By Brian McInnis on May 26, 2017Outside shooting came and went for the Hawaii basketball team in 2016-17. Its ho-hum 32.5 percent team accuracy on 3-pointers was sixth among nine Big West Conference members, and was especially felt at times given that UH runs a four-out offense. The Rainbow Warriors hope their latest addition will make them a touch more deadly in that regard. Riverside Community College 6-foot-4 wing Brandon Thomas, the younger brother of UH senior forward Mike Thomas, was made official by UH on […]
Up next: Jaaron Stallworth
By Brian McInnis on May 15, 2017Yuba College point guard Jaaron Stallworth could soon be Hawaii’s first commit of the spring.
Alberts at the plate
By Brian McInnis on May 10, 2017Gonzaga transfer Bryan Alberts, a 6-foot-5 guard, is the latest player to be courted in person at the Manoa campus by Hawaii basketball this spring signing period. Word is he arrived today. Alberts is a tantalizing prospect, given he has size, played on a great team (the Bulldogs, in case you forgot, were the national runners-up) and is the rare graduate transfer to have two years of immediate eligibility. Sounds like he has a planned visit to Long Beach State […]
UH makes run at Myles Johnson
By Brian McInnis on May 5, 2017UH basketball is making a run at Long Beach Poly big man Myles Johnson.
Exercise in patience
By Brian McInnis on April 20, 2017So, to state the obvious, it hasn’t been a gangbusters start to the spring signing period for the Hawaii basketball team. There have been no official announcements yet (the period began on April 12 and runs through May 17), nor any known commitments — although it sounds like the Rainbow Warriors might be close to something with Finnish point guard Edon Maxhuni. Two of the three unsigned players UH brought in this period are off the board to other teams — […]