HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team plays the first of six straight home games when it hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday, Dec. 14. Tipoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. at the SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center. 

The Rainbow Warriors went 0-2 in their first road trip and now return home where they have won 11 of their last 12 contests dating back to last year. The 'Bows will face a Corpus Christi program that has registered three straight 20-win seasons. Fans are encouraged to wear green and participate in the second annual Teddy Bear Toss by bringing a stuffed animal to the game. When the game concludes and the floor is clear, all fans can toss their stuffed friend onto the court to be collected and donated to Toys for Tots.
  

GAME 8: Hawai'i (5-3, 0-1 Big West) vs. Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (6-4, 1-1 Southland)
Opponent | Date | Time				Texas A&M Corpus-Christi |  Saturday,  Dec. 14  |  7:00 p.m. HT
Location				Honolulu, O'ahu  - SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Television				Spectrum Sports
Live Stream				ESPN+ (Blackedout in Hawaii)
Radio				ESPN Honolulu / Sideline Hawaii App
Live Stats				StatBroadcast.com
Game Notes				Hawai'i
Social Media				@HawaiiMBB  | #HawaiiMBB | @HawaiiBasketball  | Facebook
Tickets				ETicketHawaii.com

PROMOTIONS

• Celebrate the Holiday season by wearing all green when attending Saturday's matchup against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Be on the lookout as a grumpy green fella may pop up to ruin it all for his benefit with Grinchmas.
• Be a part of our second annual Teddy Bear Toss by bringing a stuffed animal to the game. When the game concludes and the floor is clear, all fans can toss their stuffed friend onto the court to be collected and donated to Toys for Toys.
• First Hawaiian Bank will be the sponsor of the game and fans will have a chance to earn a gift card or t-shirt throughout the night.

HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 164-107 (11th season)
At Hawai'i: 161-105 (10th season)

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDUH leads, 1-0
In Honolulu: 1-0
Streak: UH, 1

GAME STORY LINES

• UH plays the first of six straight home games when it hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
• This will be just the second all-time meeting between the teams and first in 22 years. UH won the first meeting, 100-81, in November 2002.
• After starting the year with a 5-1 mark at home, UH has dropped its last two games with road losses at Grand Canyon and Long Beach St.
• The Islanders have won five of their last six games, but are 0-3 on the road including losses at Purdue, New Mexico and New Mexico State.  
• AMCC ranks third in the NCAA in bench points (41.0), ninth in FG% (.509) and 19th in 3FG% defense (.273).
• UH's Marcus Greene faced AMCC twice last year as a member of Houston Christian. He scored three points in the first meeting, before exploding for a career-high 30 points and six three-pointers in the second meeting.
• UH ranks 37th nationally in rebound margin (+7.8) and has been out-rebounded just once in eight games this year.
• Gytis Nemeikša, who made his first start as a Rainbow Warrior at Long Beach State, leads the team at 14.0 ppg, while adding 7.0 rpg.
• Following its game vs. Corpus Christi, UH will host the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, opening with Charlotte on Dec. 22. Also in this years field are Loyola Chicago, Murray State, Oregon State and 2024 NCAA Tournament squads Oakland, Nebraska and College of Charleston.