HONOLULU— The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team plays its final two home games of the season when it hosts Long Beach State this weekend. The teams meet on Friday, Feb. 26 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
  

HAWAI'I (8-8, 6-8 Big West) vs Long Beach State (5-7, 4-4 Big West)
Date | Time				Friday Feb. 26, 7 p.m. HT and Saturday Feb. 27, 5 p.m. HT
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu  - SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Television				Spectrum Sports - Ch. 12 [SD] and 1012 [HD]
Live Stream				BigWest.tv
Radio				ESPN Honolulu / Sideline Hawaii App
Live Stats				HawaiiAthletics.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i | LBSU
Social Media				@HawaiiMBB  | #HawaiiMBB | @HawaiiBasketball  | Facebook
Sponsors				Hawaiian Airlines (Fri.) | UH Federal Credit Union (Sat.)

 
 

POSSIBLE STARTERS (last game starters)
Pos.				No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	PPG	RPG	APG	Note
G				14	Biwali Bayles	6-1	185	Fr.	6.3	3.3	2.8	Avg. 12.3 ppg & 4.7 apg last 3 games
G				0	Junior Madut	6-5	180	Jr	11.4	4.3	1.7	Season-high 23 points in win at CSUN
G				4	Noel Coleman	6-1	175	So.	6.3	1.4	1.1	Avg. 13.0 points in road games at CSUN
F				22	Casdon Jardine	6-7	215	Sr.	12.3	5.8	1.4	Leads team in pts, reb., 3FG, & 3FG%
F/C				1	James Jean-Marie	6-8	230	Sr.	12.1	4.4	0.1	2nd in Big West in FG% (.544)

  
HEAD COACH ERAN GANOT
Overall record: 97-66 (7th season)
At Hawai'i: 94-64 (6th season)

SERIES VS LBSU
Overall record: 12-18
In Honolulu: 8-5
Streak: LBSU, 3

OPENING TIP

• The Rainbow Warriors are currently in seventh place in the Big West standings while Long Beach State is in a tie for fifth place.
• The top six teams earn an automatic spot in the Big West Tournament quarterfinals.
• UH is coming off a road split at CSUN which included a one-point win and an 8-point overtime loss, UH's second OT loss in the last 3 games.
• Senior Casdon Jardine had a team-high 22 points in UH's last game and leads the team in more than a half dozen stats including scoring, rebounding, and 3-point field goal percentage.
• UH is 5-5 at home this year, while LBSU is 1-6 on the road, including 1-3 in Big West play.
• The Beach's last four games have been decided by an average of 3.3 points.
• Following its games vs LBSU, UH will wrap up the regular season with a pair of games at UC Davis on March 5 & 6.   
       

PLEDGE-PER-THREE

• The University of Hawai'i Athletics and 'Ahahui Koa Ānuenue are inviting fans this year to make a "Pledge-Per-Three" for the 2020-21 basketball season.
• Although attendance at games is not possible due to COVID19 rules, this initiative provides an alternate way to cheer on the Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine from home while also supporting UH Athletics at the same time.
• Make your pledge here.

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