Game Notes

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i will host the inaugural Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Dec. 22, 23 and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center. The eight-team tournament includes Northeastern, Saint Mary's, SMU, UNLV, USC, Western Michigan and UH's first-round opponent the College of Charleston (5-4). The Rainbow Warriors and Cougars will tip-off at 7:35 p.m. in the final game of the opening day of action.

 

The 'Bows (5-4) enter the tournament on a three-game win streak and will be seeing their first game action in 10 days. UH last played on Dec. 12, defeating Chicago State, 83-58, for the team's most comfortable win of the season. Senior Roderick Flemings scored 18 points in the win and leads the team at 16.4 ppg.

 

ESPN Regional Television, Inc., (ERT) a subsidiary of ESPN, will run the Diamond Head Classic and owns and operates four other exempt basketball tournaments: the Charleston Classic, The O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off, the 76 Classic and the Old Spice Classic.

 

What: 2009 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

What: Hawai'i (5-4, 0-0 WAC) vs. College of Charleston (5-4, 3-0 Southern)

When: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009

Time: 7:30 p.m. HT

Where: Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) - Honolulu, HI

Television: ESPNU. Kanoa Leahey (play-by-play) and Doug Gottlieb (color).

Streaming Video: None

Radio: ESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Bobby Curran (play-by-play) and Jeff Portnoy (color). Neighbor islands can listen live on KNUI on Maui, KHLO in Hilo, KKON in Kona.

Audio Webcast: Live audio streaming on espn1420am.com

Live Stats: Live in-game stats are available at HawaiiAthletics.com.

Ticket Information: $26 (lower); $18 (upper); $10 (general admission - sessions 1 & 3). All Tournament passes - $90 (lower); $70 (upper). Parking $5.

Coaches: Bob Nash (29-40) is in his third year at UH. Bobby Cremins is in his fourth year at Charleston (70-40) and 29th season overall (524-347).

Series Information: First meeting