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
On Wednesday after practice, Hawaii coach Gib Arnold responded to a Star-Advertiser report that UH could come down with self-imposed sanctions on the men’s basketball program in the near future.
Hawaii 6-foot-6 freshman forward Sammis Reyes participated in a full practice for the first time on Tuesday, as he was cleared to play fullcourt because he’s made adequate progress healing up from a fractured pinkie toe.
Full health remains elusive for the Hawaii men’s basketball team throughout this 2014-15 preseason. Yet another previously active player, point guard Quincy Smith, was in spectator mode at Monday’s practice with back soreness. However, this time the Rainbow Warriors managed to get a body back on the floor in a one-for-one swap. Swingman Negus Webster-Chan was effective in his return to the court coming off some bruised ribs. UH coach Gib Arnold was looking to push the tempo, and that […]
Hope everyone is staying dry. Here was the scoring breakdown for Hawaii basketball players during their officiated intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday. Below is the player, their win-loss record among the four 10-minute scrimmage periods (with a different set of teammates each time), and their shooting numbers. #0 PG/SG Isaac Fleming (2-2) — 13 points, 3-10 FG, 2-3 3FG, 5-6 FT #1 SG Garrett Nevels (4-0) — 29 points, 11-17 FG, 7-10 3FG, 0-0 FT #2 PG Niko Filipovich (1-3) — […]
Hawaii coach Gib Arnold appeared on KKEA 1420-AM’s “Call the Coach Show” on Tuesday night at Rumours Nightclub at the Ala Moana Hotel. He’s a recap of what he said.
Two days of recharge time over the weekend didn’t have a magical effect on the number of healthy bodies on the court Monday for the Hawaii men’s basketball team.
Sophomore center Stefan Jovanovic has operated as the team’s one true big man in practices because of the team’s injury bug to its front line.
Hawaii guard Brandon Jawato, a fourth-year junior, is not far removed from a return to full action from his offseason foot and ankle rehab, judging by his progress in Wednesday’s practice.