HONOLULU – Fans will get their first extended glimpse of the University of Hawai'i Rainbow Warrior basketball team when it holds its Green & White scrimmage on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Stan Sheriff Center. The event begins at 3:00 p.m. and admission is free.
 
The game will be played in a controlled scrimmage format with multiple periods of varying lengths. Fans will get to see different combinations of lineups on the floor, as players will change teams throughout the afternoon.
 
All 15 players are expected to participate in the scrimmage. Newcomers to the Stan Sheriff Center hardwood are transfers Sai Tummala and Jack Purchase along with freshmen Sheriff Drammeh and Jakob Cornelissen. Familiar faces in Roderick Bobbitt, Stephan Jankovic, Aaron Valdes and Quincy Smith will also take the court.
 
The 'Bows began practice nearly three weeks ago under first-year head coach Eran Ganot in preparation for their exhibition game versus Chaminade on Nov. 5. UH officially opens the season at the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic (Nov. 13-16) against Montana State.
 
The Rainbow Warriors return 11 players from last year's team that was just one game away from a trip to the NCAA Tournament, suffering a tough loss to UC Irvine in the final of the Big West Tournament. At 22-13 overall, it was the program's first back-to-back 20-win season in 17 years.