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Hawaii men’s volleyball: No. 1 Rainbow Warriors open practice

By Cindy Luis on December 29, 2019

And so it begins — #Warriorball20. Hawaii held the first of two practices today in Gym 1, 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Players were excited to get it started. No 1 Hawaii menʻs volleyball opens practice pic.twitter.com/SVOUvLS79a — Cindy Luis (@Cindy3Luis) December 29, 2019 Will be interesting to see how it plays out. They have three setters and coach Charlie Wade said all three will play. Also three opposites in camp and five middles. Wahine coach Robyn Ah Mow dropped by briefly. […]

Hawaii men’s basketball: Eran Ganot makes return ahead of Big West play

By Brian McInnis on December 28, 2019

Just before the midpoint of the 2019-20 season — and the start of Big West Conference play — Hawaii basketball coach Eran Ganot has officially returned from his medical leave. As Stephen Tsai notes, he stepped away for 51 days, although he’d made increasingly frequent appearances in recent weeks. The specifics of his condition were not disclosed. Ganot will be on the sidelines for Sunday’s 5 p.m. matchup against Maine (3-9), the nonconference finale for UH (8-5). UPDATE: Here’s a couple of […]

Diamond Head Classic 3rd-place game: Hawaii vs. Georgia Tech

By Stephen Tsai on December 25, 2019

The Yellow Jackets hold the Rainbow Warriors to only four field goals in the second half, including none in the final 9:52, en route to a 70-53 victory in the third-place game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. Zigmars Raimo’s final @DiamondHeadClsc was full of thunder ⚡️#HawaiiMBB pic.twitter.com/1thHaI1rrf — Hawaii Warrior World (@hawaiiwworld) December 26, 2019 * * * * * Since Jordan Usher’s ejection for a flagrant-2 foul, the Jackets have outscored the ‘Bows, 16-4, for a 61-50 […]

Hawaii football: Cole McDonald’s Hawaii Bowl MVP showing adds to resume, but is just one factor in weighing pro future

By Dave Reardon on December 25, 2019

It was a question that had to be asked. After an MVP performance in the Hawaii Bowl that included a game-winning drive in the final two minutes, had UH quarterback Cole McDonald changed his mind about making himself available for the NFL Draft? On Oct. 29, McDonald had this to say: “I intend to stay in school and come back next year.” Back then, he was in the middle of a second-consecutive monster season, stats-wise, including third in FBS passing […]

VIDEO: Hawaii beats BYU 38-34 for SoFi Hawaii Bowl title, 10-win season

By Warrior World on December 24, 2019

Perhaps playing in a Hawaii uniform for his final time, junior quarterback Cole McDonald completed a heart-stopping comeback with a 24-yard touchdown pass to freshman Nick Mardner as the Warriors secured a 38-34 victory over Brigham Young University to win the Hawaii Bowl. The Cougars had a chance to win it, taking over at their own 22 with 1:12 left in the game, but the Warriors defense held as BYU quarterback Zach Wilson’s final pass was intercepted by Khoury Bethley […]

SoFi Hawaii Bowl live blog: Hawaii vs. BYU

By Stephen Tsai on December 24, 2019

Cole McDonald throws four scoring passes and rushes for another touchdown, and Khoury Bethley made a game-saving interception to boost Hawaii to a 38-34 victory over BYU in the SoFi Hawaii Bowl. The Warriors finish the season 10-5. >> PHOTO GALLERY: HAWAII VS. BYU * * * * * Cole McDonald fires a 24-yard scoring pass to Nick Mardner to give the Warriors a 38-34 lead with 1:17 to play. * * * * * After Jake Oldroyd connects on […]

Hawaii men’s basketball: Rainbow Warriors learn that not all zone defenses are a shooter’s delight

By Dave Reardon on December 23, 2019

Usually, just at the thought of going up against a zone defense an outside shooter’s eyes light up like, well, like a kid’s in anticipation of opening Christmas gifts. But there’s the passive zone defense lazy, fat and/or old guys play at the park or the Y, and then there’s the Syracuse 2-3, made famous by coach Jim Boeheim. That scheme is now used at Washington by head coach Mike Hopkins, a former Syracuse shooting guard and assistant for more […]

Hawaii women’s volleyball: Rainbow Wahine finish No. 15 in final AVCA poll

By Cindy Luis on December 23, 2019

The Hawaii women’s volleyball team was ranked No. 15 in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I Top 25 poll on Monday. The Rainbow Wahine (26-4) were at No. 18 heading into the NCAA tournament where they were the 12th seed. Hawaii, hosting a subregional for the first time since 2013, defeated Northern Colorado and San Diego at the Stan Sheriff Center then lost to Nebraska in the third round in Madison, Wis. Stanford (30-4) was the unanimous No. […]

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