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Hawaii basketball alum Phil Handy exults in another NBA title

By Brian McInnis on June 14, 2019

Former Hawaii men’s basketball guard Phil Handy is an NBA champion once again. Handy, who won a title with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, can get a second finger fitted for a ring after the Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors in six games on Thursday night in Oakland for the franchise’s first championship. Handy is a first-year Raptors assistant coach. It was the fifth straight year Handy faced the Warriors in the NBA Finals. He was there four […]

Warrior Beat: Hawaii basketball lands guard Justin Webster

By Stephen Tsai on June 14, 2019

The UH basketball team today received a commitment from a Dallas-area high school guard. Justin Webster, who is 6 feet 3, averaged 16.2 points per game this season for Hargrave Military Academy, a boarding school in Chatham, Va. Webster and his parents recently took an official recruiting visit to Hawaii. 1000% Committed #STW pic.twitter.com/EZ3TcoKEFO — Justin Webster™0️⃣ (@justin_web05) June 14, 2019 Webster is set to enroll at UH for the July 1 start of Summer Session II. “I chose UH […]

Hawaii football exes joining XFL in Texas

By Stephen Tsai on June 14, 2019

A month after being named GM/head coach of the XFL’s Houston franchise, June Jones is bringing aloha ball to the Lone Star State. Jones said he is adding these coaches with UH ties: > John Estes: The former UH standout offensive lineman who played with the Jacksonville Jaguars will serve as Houston’s O-line coach. Estes spent a month coaching with Jones at Hamilton last year. > Dan Morrison: The long-time coach will serve as an offensive assistant, a role he […]

Hawaii men’s volleyball: Taylor Averill, Tui Tuileta activated for VNL matches this week

By Cindy Luis on June 13, 2019

Two former Rainbow Warriors, middle Taylor Averill and libero Tui Tuileta, have made the U.S. men’s national team 14-player travel roster for the third week of Volleyball Nations League (VNL) action Friday through Sunday. It means that all six players with island ties are on the trip. The roster has 25 players. The U.S. Men (2-4) will play Argentina (2-4), Germany (2-4) and France (5-1). Each match is scheduled for 5 a.m. HST and all will be shown live on […]

Warrior Beat: Cole McDonald, Kaimana Padello to represent Hawaii football

By Stephen Tsai on June 13, 2019

Quarterback Cole McDonald and rush end Kaimana Padello will be the Warriors’ representatives at the Mountain West Football Media Days in July, coach Nick Rolovich confirmed today. The event features two players and the head coach from each of the 12 Mountain West teams. It will be held July 23 and 24 at the Green Valley Ranch Las Vegas. The Warriors will be among the West Division players who will have sessions with the media on July 23. The Mountain […]

Former Hawaii football coach Norm Chow gets XFL job

By Brian McInnis on June 12, 2019

Norm Chow is back in football. Chow, whom you might have last seen doing commercials, has accepted the job as offensive coordinator for the new Los Angeles franchise in the XFL, which begins in February. Chow joins another ex-UH head coach, June Jones, in Vince McMahon’s revived league. Jones is the general manager and head coach of the new Houston franchise. OFFICIAL: Head coach Winston Moss has named Norm Chow as his offensive coordinator. pic.twitter.com/4TP4OPwo7O — XFL Los Angeles (@XFLLosAngeles) […]

Hawaii baseball: Dylan Thomas signs with Minnesota Twins

By Stephen Tsai on June 12, 2019

Former UH pitcher Dylan Thomas is in a Sunshine state — geographically and emotionally — after signing a contract with the Minnesota Twins. The signing took place this morning at the Twins’ training facility in Florida. Thomas said he will receive a $100,000 signing bonus. Thomas is expected to be assigned to the Elizabethon (Tenn.) Twins of the Appalachian League. Thomas was the Twins’ 13th-round draft choice last week and 38th-round pick in 2018. After failing to reach an agreement […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: Akana, Ah Mow are old hands at skills camps

By Brian McInnis on June 11, 2019

At least one of the new Hawaii players at this summer’s Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Camps and Skill Sessions is an old hand at them. Kamehameha alumna Braelyn Akana, an incoming freshman with UH, was one of a handful of players on hand to assist the UH coaching staff in the first session of a four-day camp Monday. Returning setter Norene Iosia and Oregon transfer Jolie Rasmussen were among the others present. Akana, a Kamehameha alumna who is the daughter of […]

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