Gameday: UC Davis (Superhero Night)
By Brian McInnis on January 23, 2016“Superhero Night” has the potential to be the most flamboyant themed game of the season. Jamie Smith is really going all out for this one.
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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Taylor finds a home
By Brian McInnis on January 22, 2016Former interim Hawaii hoops coach Benjy Taylor landed an assistant job in the Midwest.
Still getting a few votes
By Brian McInnis on January 18, 2016So much for the notion that two road wins would boost Hawaii basketball’s standing in national poll voting. After beating UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton on the mainland last week, UH (15-2, 4-0 Big West) actually received fewer votes in today’s Associated Press and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls. UH dropped from four points to three in the AP Poll and from one point to none in the Coaches. Apparently the road W’s weren’t emphatic enough to impress […]
Gameday: at Cal State Fullerton
By Brian McInnis on January 16, 2016Hawaii basketball has a chance at some rarefied air today at Cal State Fullerton.
Gameday: at UC Riverside
By Brian McInnis on January 14, 2016Roderick Bobbitt was cleared to play late Wednesday, made it to the mainland this morning and rejoined the Rainbow Warriors (13-2, 2-0 Big West) in the Inland Empire, well in time to play tonight against UC Riverside (9-9, 0-2). The 5 p.m. (HST) game will be streamed on ESPN3.
Next men up
By Brian McInnis on January 13, 2016The Rainbow Warriors must prepare for some adverse conditions on the road this week.
Gameday: UC Santa Barbara
By Brian McInnis on January 9, 2016The Rainbow Warriors can keep pace with the likes of Long Beach State and UC Irvine if they can defeat UC Santa Barbara at the Stan Sheriff Center for the first time in three seasons.
CSUN setting
By Brian McInnis on January 7, 2016Cal State Northridge announced a self-imposed postseason ban for this season in men’s hoops because of academic violations from the 2014-15 year.