McGown joins Vulcans staff, Ribeiro to Cal

In today’s Hawai’i Beat article about the High Performance competition, there was no mention that Patrick Gasman, 2016 incoming UH freshman and 6’9″ MB, was on Austin’s Gold medal team.

4. Hot. How about something wacky like McKenna at L? That would waste her considerable offensive talents, but UH needs much better and consistent passing. McKenna can help in that regard. However, unless Kahakai ramps up her athleticism or court vision markedly, not even McKenna, as a pin hitter in her back row rotations, can give us the passing game we need. And if our passing remains as it has the past few years, Higgins will continue to be “mediocre”. It’s important to keep in mind, however, that Higgins didn’t come out of high school nationally celebrated. Higgins is reliant on a UH system that competes with more academically and financially prestigious schools by transforming “mediocre” athletes. It’s my trust in that system that has made me finally stop calling out to bring in KK because that system feels that Higgins continues to be our best S. When Iosia arrives in 2016, Higgins starter status will likely remain unchallenged, another legacy of the UH system – one that values seniority. In the end, colleges serve their students best when they teach that winning isn’t everything. Respect for one’s elders and one’s competitors (who are your teammates, in this case) are more valuable to a young person’s development than the sole pursuit of winning.