Gameday: Chaminade
By Brian McInnis on December 19, 2014Hawaii will be without Negus Webster-Chan for Friday night’s contest vs. the Chaminade Silverswords.
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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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Wallace on Blaisdell Center
By Brian McInnis on December 19, 2014Former Hawaii coach Riley Wallace reflected on UH’s days playing its home games at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center.
Webster-Chan progressing
By Brian McInnis on December 13, 2014Negus Webster-Chan (sprained right ankle) is “questionable” for the Dec. 19 game against Chaminade at the Blaisdell Arena, but he thinks he might be ready in time.
UH opponent roundup so far
By Brian McInnis on December 8, 2014A look at the performances of all opponents played thus far by the UH basketball team.
Gameday: BYU
By Brian McInnis on December 6, 2014If Benjy Taylor an company can pull this one off, it will be Hawaii’s most impressive feat yet this season — even taking the Pittsburgh game into account.
Game night: Delaware State
By Brian McInnis on December 2, 2014Keep your eye on Isaac Fleming tonight. Fleming minced no words about what he expected to do against Delaware State, one of the few Division I teams from The First State (Fleming’s state) which is serendipitously is playing at the Stan Sheriff Center tonight. The UH freshman should be back in his energy role off the bench after basically missing the last two games from a coach’s decision by Benjy Taylor. Fleming knows most of the Hornets’ players. “When I […]
Thankful return
By Brian McInnis on November 27, 2014The Hawaii men’s basketball team is flying home on Thanksgiving from one of the longest road trips in program history. It was also a successful one. UH went 2-1 in the Gulf Coast Showcase, capped off with a 75-73 defeat of East Carolina in the fifth-place game (consolation championship) on Wednesday. Benjy Taylor’s group improved to a surprising 6-2. There’s no question the team has outperformed expectations thus far. The defeat of Pittsburgh on Maui followed by two wins on […]
Pitt stop
By Brian McInnis on November 22, 2014Postmortem thoughts about Hawaii’s 74-70 upset win over Pitt on Maui.