HONOLULU — The University of Hawai’i males’s basketball staff performs its remaining ever Big West regular-season sport with a championship on the road when it hosts Long Beach State on Saturday Night. Tip-off is 7 pm and all followers are inspired to put on white as a part of Senior Night at Bankoh Arena on the Stan Sheriff Center.
The Rainbow Warriors are presently in a tie for first within the league standings with UC Irvine who additionally has a house sport on Saturday internet hosting UC Davis. The groups have already clinched the highest two seeds and a double-bye into subsequent week’s Big West Championship in Henderson, Nev. Following the sport versus Long Beach State, UH will honor six seniors of their remaining residence appearances: Dre Bullock, Hunter Erickson, Isaac Johnson,
Gytis Nemeikša, Harry Rouhliadeff and Yacine Toumi.
Saturday March 7 – Senior Night vs. Long Beach State introduced by UH Federal Credit Union
- Senior Night will probably be an evening to recollect as we are saying “Aloha and Mahalo” to 6 seniors.
- All followers are inspired to hitch collectively as one to put on white in honor of the senior class. White senior night time shirts from UHFCU will probably be distributed to the primary 1,000 followers by means of Gate A when doorways open.
- Prior the sport, Hawai’i’s Finest and UH Athletics will host a carnival-like fan fest from 5:30 pm to six:45 pm, that includes a reside DJ, carnival video games, and extra enjoyable actions. We ask followers to reach early as a number of occasions will probably be going down on campus.
- After the sport, head coach Eran Ganot and the teaching employees will acknowledge the senior class. Fans who plan to convey leis and different presents might current them to the gamers/coaches after the ceremony.
“4 Da ‘Ohana Ticket Pack” – $79: Ticket bundle consists of 4 higher degree baseline seats and $50 in concession credit score. A most of two packs per sport could also be bought. This provide have to be purchased online a minimum of 2 hours previous to the occasion.
HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall document: 196-127 (twelfth season)
At Hawai’i: 193-125 (eleventh season)
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDLBSU leads, 21-20
In Honolulu: UH leads, 13-6
Streak: UH, 2
NEWS & NOTES
- UH is coming off a 93-74 win versus UC Riverside that saved the staff in a tie for first within the Big West with UC Irvine.
- A win over Long Beach would give UH a minimum of a share of the Big West regular-season title which might be their second ever within the convention and first since Eran Ganot‘s debut season in 2015-16.
- It would even be the fourth convention regular-season title general for UH. The ‘Bows additionally received WAC regular-season titles in 1996-97 and 2001-02.
- UH scored higher than 90 factors for the fifth time this season after its 93-74 win versus UC Riverside.
- Thirteen of UH’s 22 wins this 12 months have come by double-digits, together with seven of its 14 Big West victories after it 19-point win over UC Riverside.
- UH improved to 16-2 at residence with its win over UC Riverside, together with 8-1 in Big West video games. It’s this system’s finest residence document share sensible because the 2002-03 staff completed 15-1.
- It’s additionally the staff’s most residence wins because the 2015-16 squad went 17-3 in Eran Ganot‘s debut season. UH can match that whole with a win over Long Beach State.
- Long Beach fell in time beyond regulation at residence, 76-70, to UC Davis on Thursday.
- This would be the remaining sport of the season for the Beach who’ve been eradicated from Big West Tournament rivalry.
- The Beach is led by former UH assistant Chris Acker (2015-17), Former UH affiliate head coach John Montgomery (2015-2024) can also be a part of the LBSU employees.
- The Big West achieved its highest-ever rating in KenPom because the eleventh ranked convention within the nation (presently 12). UH is the best ranked BW staff presently at 106 (peaked at 87).
- UH ranks within the high 30 within the NCAA in 5 classes – 3FG% protection (ninth), defensive rebounds (eleventh), FT makes an attempt (seventeenth), FTs made (nineteenth) and rebound margin (twenty sixth).
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