Rainbows visit kids at Kapiolani
By Brian McInnis on December 18, 2015The UH basketball team visited the Kapiolani Medical Center for children on Friday and presented a donation.
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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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Plenty of holiday Purchases
By Brian McInnis on December 17, 2015Jack Purchase’s family, including Australian Hall of Famer Andrew Gaze, is taking a holiday visit to the islands.
BasketBows to head Down Under, too
By Brian McInnis on December 16, 2015The details are very much in the infant stages, but Eran Ganot’s basketball Rainbow Warriors are planning an international tour to Australia, and maybe New Zealand as well, either in the summer of 2016 or 2017. The UH football team is opening its 2016 season against Cal in Sydney on Aug. 27.
Ganot update on Bobbitt
By Brian McInnis on December 15, 2015One topic of discussion from Eran Ganot with the media on Tuesday was the status of point guard Roderick Bobbitt, who did not dress to play in Saturday’s 83-71 win over Hawaii Pacific.
Gameday: Hawaii Pacific
By Brian McInnis on December 12, 2015Point guard Roderick Bobbitt did not dress to play against Hawaii Pacific on Saturday night.
Gameday: Hawaii Hilo
By Brian McInnis on December 8, 2015In what has become a familiar sight, UH Manoa takes on UH Hilo at the Stan Sheriff Center tonight. There is no TV for this 7 p.m. game, which was a late addition to the schedule. It was originally to be played on the Big Island before the logistics fell through. You can head over to BigWest.TV for internet streaming, catch it on KKEA 1420-AM, or follow my live tweets. UPDATE: UH forward Stefan Jankovic is a pregame scratch with […]
The fickle whistle
By Brian McInnis on December 3, 2015We just saw two extremes in two games when it comes to a team getting the benefit of the doubt on foul calls and not receiving it.
Gameday: Arkansas-Pine Bluff
By Brian McInnis on December 2, 2015Everyone’s favorite regular nonconference visitor is back for more. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-5) of the Southwestern Athletic Conference is the foe on the menu as Hawaii (4-1) looks to bounce back from its road loss at Texas Tech. The spread is supposedly around 20 points for this one. Keep your eye on UAPB guard/forward/center JoVauhgn Love, who is asked to do a little of everything for the Golden Lions. UAPB usually goes with a 2-3 pressing zone that picks up after […]