UH confirms Avea
By Brian McInnis on November 17, 2016Hawaii confirmed the signing of Kahuku wing Samuta Avea on Thursday, a day out from its daunting contest against No. 5 North Carolina.
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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
Latest news
Game night: Florida Atlantic
By Brian McInnis on November 14, 2016The latest “Black-out” contest, starting at 11:15 p.m., is on ESPN2 against Florida Atlantic of Conference USA.
Gameday: Texas State
By Brian McInnis on November 13, 2016The direction of Hawaii’s 2016-17 season could come into sharper focus today against Texas State.
Game night: SIU-Edwardsville
By Brian McInnis on November 11, 2016The 2016-17 college basketball season is here. After what was a thrilling Armed Forces Classic doubleheader, Hawaii takes the floor for a “greenout” against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville a little after 9 p.m. UH has a seven-game winning streak in season openers going back to the 2009-10 season under Bob Nash. The Rainbow Warriors are playing on a special court brought in for the AFC. It’s still the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic, although the first game of that round-robin tournament was played […]
Coaches vs. Cancer; Recruiting; Armed Forces roundup
By Brian McInnis on November 9, 2016An eventful week of hoops is well underway at the Manoa lower campus.
Plugging the holes
By Brian McInnis on November 1, 2016The Rainbow Warriors have something approaching a starting lineup in advance of Thursday’s exhibition against BYU-Hawaii.
Jacobsen wins another title
By Brian McInnis on October 25, 2016It always seemed like a matter of time before Adam Jacobsen would be knighted as associate head coach.
NWC for 3-union
By Brian McInnis on October 25, 2016Former Rainbow Warriors swingman Negus Webster-Chan is in town until the end of the month to get a little work in before he joins training camp with the Toronto Raptors’ D-League squad, Raptors 905.