Checking in on the Big West Conference
There are 10 weeks of regular-season games this season in Big West Conference men’s basketball. Two weeks have been completed so far, which means there is still a long way to go.

There are 10 weeks of regular-season games this season in Big West Conference men’s basketball. Two weeks have been completed so far, which means there is still a long way to go.

When the University of Hawai’i basketball team plays a road game at UC San Diego on Thursday, it will officially count as a Big West Conference regular-season game. However, per NCAA transitional rules, UCSD will still not be allowed to participate in the Big West Conference Championship Tournament in March.

Two teams that have defied the odds will meet in a Christmas surprise championship game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.

A longtime Christmas wish finally turned into reality Friday night for the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team, as the Rainbow Warriors shut down Washington State, 62-51, to advance to the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic championship game for the first time in the tournament’s 13-year history.

Well-rested and well-educated, the University of Hawai’i basketball team returns to its home court this week with a heretofore elusive Christmas gift at the top of its wish list.

The Coaches vs. Cancer Tipoff Fundraiser Reception is set for Tuesday, December 20, at the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort’s Kani Ka Pila Grille.

Everyone travels to Las Vegas prepared for excitement and wins against the odds. The University of Hawai’i basketball is looking for just that when it plays a non-conference game against UNLV on Wednesday.

Perhaps it is true that you’re bound to see someone you know with a tie to Hawai’i every time you take a trip to Las Vegas.

In hopes of a future payoff, the University of Hawai’i basketball team is on a one-game road trip to Henderson, Nev., this week.

Noel Coleman scored 21 points to lead the University of Hawai’i basketball team to the championship of the inaugural Patty Mills North Shore Classic with a 72-65 victory over Texas State on Saturday night.