HONOLULU— The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team (9-6, 1-2) hosts a pair of Big West home games this week, beginning with a showdown against league leader UC Irvine (11-5, 4-0) on Thursday,  Jan. 11. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

Please be sure to visit the Game Day information page, which includes important information regarding, digital ticketing, parking, clear bag policy, and more.
  

GAME 16: Hawai'i (9-6, 1-2 Big West) vs. UC Irvine (11-5, 4-0 Big West)
Opponent | Date | Time				UC Irvine |  Thursday,  Jan. 11  |  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
Social Media				@HawaiiMBB  | #HawaiiMBB | @HawaiiBasketball  | Facebook
Tickets				ETicketHawaii.com

    PROMOTIONS

• Thursday is Taylor Swift Night with the evening dedicated to all Swifties.
• At halftime, there will be a Taylor Swift lip sync battle among three contestants with the winner taking home a "Roundtrip Neighbor Island" flight courtesy of Hawaiian Airlines. 
• Located close to Gate B will be a table to make custom friendship bracelets dedicated to Taylor Swift and all fans attending. 
• Hawaiian Airlines will be the sponsor of the night, as they'll be handing out 2024 calendars to the first 2,500 fans to enter SimpliFi Arena at Gate A and Gate B.
• 1,500 packs of Rainbow Warrior Basketball cards will be distributed between Gate A and Gate B. 
• Award-winning artist Kamakaehau Fernadez will be singing the national anthem and Hawai'i Pono'i.

 HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 148-96 (10th season)
At Hawai'i: 145-94 (9th season)

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD vs. UC IRVINEOverall: UCI leads, 20-9
In Honolulu: UCI leads, 8-4
Streak: UH, 1

GAME STORY LINES

• UH returns home from its first Big West road trip to host league leader UC Irvine on Thursday.
• The Rainbow Warriors split on the road with games against CSU Bakersfield (W, 78-67) and CSUN (L, 66-76) and sit in sixth in the Big West with a 1-2 mark. 
• UCI has started Big West play 4-0 for sole possession of first place. The Anteaters are coming off a 74-71 overtime home win over UC Davis.
• UH and UCI have split the regular-season series in each of the last three years with the 'Bows winning the last three match-ups in Honolulu.
• JoVon McClanahan scored a season-high 23 points in UH's last contest at CSUN and is the team's leading scorer in league play at 16.0 ppg.
• UH leads the Big West in three-pointers per game (8.2). UCI is the top free throw shooting team (.732) and ranks 35th nationally in field percentage (.485).
• The 'Bows have dropped their last three home games and look to avoid its first four-game home losing streak in more than a dozen years (2010).
• UH is allowing its opponents to assist on just 33.6% of its made field goals, a rate which currently ranks 1st nationally, per KenPom.
• UH's opponents are taking three-point attempts at a 24.3% rate, the lowest in the nation, per KenPom
• Following its game versus the Anteaters, UH will host UC Riverside on Saturday, Jan. 13.
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