HONOLULU— The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team begins its Big West schedule with a meeting versus Cal State Fullerton on Saturday,  Dec. 30 at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Rainbow Warriors look to end 2023 strong while beginning the Big West slate with a victory over the Titans, who have beaten the ‘Bows on four straight occasions.  Please be sure to visit the Game Day information page, which includes important information regarding, digital ticketing, parking, clear bag policy, and more.

  













GAME 13: Hawai’i (8-4, 0-0 Big West) vs. Cal State Fullerton (7-5, 0-0 Big West)
Opponent | Date | Time Cal State Fullerton |  Saturday,  Dec. 30  |  7 p.m. HT 
Location Honolulu, O’ahu  – SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Television Spectrum Sports – Ch. 12 [SD] and 1012 [HD]
Live Stream ESPN+ (Blacked out in Hawai’i)
Radio ESPN Honolulu / Sideline Hawaii App
Live Stats StatBroadcast.com
Game Notes Hawai’i
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Tickets ETicketHawaii.com

    PROMOTIONS

  • First Hawaiian Bank will be the sponsor of Saturday night’s game and will be giving away multiple gift cards during halftime.

  • University of Hawai’i athletics will celebrate the year that was in 2023, while looking ahead to another big year in 2024 throughout the night.

  • 300 sets of Rainbow Warrior basketball cards will be handed out featuring every member of the roster, courtesy of the Kawazoe Group.

  • At the beginning of halftime, Rainbow Warrior basketball will welcome back a familiar face in Jamie Smith. For three seasons Smith served as a Sports Performance Analyst on staff, including the 2015-16 season during head coach Eran Ganot‘s first season. The Bows won the 2016 Big West tournament championship, but Smith left the program at the conclusion of the season. With his visit to the islands, Smith will be honored with a special ring ceremony. 

  • Rainbow Warrior basketball will welcome Reina Takahara, a local talent who will be performing the National Anthem and Hawai’i Pono’i. 

 HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 147-94 (10th season)
At Hawai’i: 144-92 (9th season)

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD vs. CAL STATE FULLERTONOverall: UH leads, 15-9

In Honolulu: UH leads, 8-4

Streak: CSF, 4

GAME STORY LINES

  • The Rainbow Warriors were picked third in the Big West preseason coaches poll, while Fullerton was picked sixth.

  • UH looks to snap a four-game series slide versus the Titans.

  • CSF swept last year’s regular-season and has knocked UH out of the Big West Tournament in each of the last two years.

  • In the last three meetings, two have gone into overtime and one was decided by a single point in regulation.

  • CSF hosts Long Beach State on Thursday in its Big West opener before heading out to Hawai’i.

  • UH is coming off back-to-back losses to Georgia Tech and TCU in the Diamond Head Classic. It’s the first time this year, UH has lost two straight games.

  • The ‘Bows look to avoid its first three-game home losing streak since January 2021.

  • Senior Noel Coleman is six points from 1000 in his UH career. Just 16 others have hit the milestone, the last being Christian Standhardinger in 2014. Coleman hit 1000 career points for his overall collegiate career (UH and San Diego) earlier this month versus Hawai’i Pacific. 

  • The ‘Bows are 7-4 all-time in Big West openers and 9-2 in their first BW home game of the year.

  • Following its game verus Fullerton, UH will head to the road for the second time this year with games at CSU Bakersfield (Jan. 4) and CSUN (Jan. 6).

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