Court Sense

Formerly about Rainbow Warriors basketball, but now covering all University of Hawaii sports.

About the blog host

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

Gameday: Cal State Fullerton

By Brian McInnis on February 13, 2016

The Hawaii basketball team should be back at full strength tonight, for the first time since the Big West Conference season opener against Cal Poly. Guard Isaac Fleming gave the affirmative during warmups that he will play tonight. How much remains to be seen; he hasn’t practiced much at all besides some light shooting action in recent days. UH (19-3, 8-1) is a 16-point favorite. Regardless of the spread, it needs to win tonight to maintain its grip on first. […]

Valdes climbs the ladder

By Brian McInnis on February 12, 2016

While Hawaii beat UC Irvine Thursday night behind a barrage of 14 3-pointers, tying a program record, there was a singular play inside the arc that stood out perhaps most of all.

Gameday: UC Irvine

By Brian McInnis on February 11, 2016

The Big West regular-season title won’t be decided tonight, but the inside track for it is definitely up for grabs.

Gameday: at Cal Poly

By Brian McInnis on February 6, 2016

Snakebitten. That’s really the only way to describe Cal Poly’s season to this point. The 2-6 Mustangs could be 6-2, coach Joe Callero feels, if their late-game execution had been better at some key moments. Nowhere was that better illustrated than Poly’s inability to close out UC Irvine on Wednesday at Mott Gym. They allowed the Anteaters, trailing by three in the final seconds, to heave a fullcourt pass to Mamadou Ndiaye at the opposite elbow. After the defense inexplicably […]

Gameday: at UC Santa Barbara

By Brian McInnis on February 4, 2016

We’ve seen a controversial finish (2015) and controversial court security (2014) at UC Santa Barbara’s facility when Hawaii rolls into town. Who knows what’s in store this time?

Fleming expects to miss some time

By Brian McInnis on February 1, 2016

Guard Isaac Fleming said after Monday’s late-night practice that he won’t make this week’s road trip to UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly as he recovers from the right ankle sprain he suffered against Long Beach State on Saturday.

Gameday: Long Beach State

By Brian McInnis on January 30, 2016

As golden opportunities go, it doesn’t get much better for Hawaii tonight.

Numbers game

By Brian McInnis on January 29, 2016

With the good of a possible sellout for Hawaii basketball on Saturday comes a downside that the university has not had to worry about for more than a decade — the possibility that not everyone who wants a hot ticket can get one.

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