HONOLULU
— The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team plays its final two home games of the season when it hosts CSUN on Wednesday, March 6 and CSU Bakersfield on Saturday, Match 9 . Tipoff time for both games is 7 p.m. at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.
The Rainbow Warriors will sport "Island Heritage" uniforms for Wednesday's game and fans are encouraged to wear pink for breast cancer awareness. The special, one-night only jerseys will be auctioned off at
UHevent.com beginning at 6 p.m. on game night. Saturday will be a Senior Night "Whiteout" with fans encouraged to wear white. In addition, 2,000 free shirts will be distributed at Gate A. The game will mark the final appearance for six players -
Matthue Cotton,
Noel Coleman,
Bernardo da Silva,
JoVon McClanahan,
Justin McKoy and
Juan Munoz.
In addition there will be
free keiki admission (both games) for those under 18 years old. Please be sure to visit the
Game Day information page, which includes important information regarding, digital ticketing, parking, clear bag policy, and more.
UH is in the middle of a heated race for a top-four spot in next month's Big West Championship and return to the SSC where they have won its last four contests.
PROMOTIONS
WEDNESDAY vs. CSUN
- The Rainbow Warriors will don one-of-a-kind "Island Heritage" jerseys for one night only. The jerseys will be auctioned off at UHevent.com beginning at 6 p.m. on game night for fans to bid on and purchase. All proceeds from the auction will go towards the UH Scholarship fund. The jerseys are a nod to the throwback colors of the popular baseball jerseys during the Les Murakami era with kelly green and orange.
- Hawai'i Pacific Health is the sponsor of the game and fans are encouraged to wear pink as a sign of unity in the fight against breast cancer.
- HPH will hand out 250 pink sanitizer spray bottles, and every made three-point basket by UH, custom-made UHxHPH men's pink shirts will be thrown into the crowd.
- The Bowhana marketing team will also hand out 300 pink "ohana" shirts to students as they enter the student section.
- Free keiki admission for those under 18 years old.
SATURDAY vs. CSU BAKERSFIELD
- In honor of Show'UHM Your Aloha Senior Night, we will have a "Whiteout" of SimpliFi Arena to create a true home-court advantage.
- A total of 2,000 white shirts will be distributed to fans entering through Gate A, courtesy of Kawazoe Group.
- University of Hawai'i Federal Credit Union is the game sponsor and will hand out 500 green and white pom poms to fans at Gate A.
- At halftime, a fan will compete to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, courtesy of UHFCU.
- Free keiki admission for those under 18 years old.
- At the conclusion of the game head coach Eran Ganot and staff will honor the 2024 senior class with a special post-game ceremony. Fans who bring leis to share with players are encouraged to wait till after the ceremony has concluded.
HEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 156-103 (10th season)
At Hawai'i: 153-101 (9th season)
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD vs. CSUNOverall: UH leads, 20-9
In Honolulu: UH, 10-3
Streak: CSUN, 1
GAME STORY LINES
- UH and CSUN meet in a contest with critical implications in the Big West race.
- UH is currently in fifth in the Big West standings, a half game ahead of CSUN and one game ahead of UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara for a coveted top-4 seed in the upcoming Big West Championships.
- The Rainbow Warriors are coming off a dramatic 76-73 overtime win at UC Riverside in which Noel Coleman scored a career-high tying 31 points.
- The Matadors have dropped their last two games and four their last five contests.
- In the first meeting between the teams on Jan. 6, CSUN defeated UH, 76-66, in Northridge in a game that had 14 ties and 13 lead changes until the Matadors pulled away in the final minutes.
- CSUN leads the Big West and ranks 14th nationally in rebounds per game (40.2). UH is second in the Big West in opponent rebounds allowed (31.7).
- Following its game versus CSUN, UH will play its Senior Night Whiteout game versus CSU Bakersfield on Saturday, Mar. 10. The game will mark the final appearance for six players - Matthue Cotton, Noel Coleman, Bernardo da Silva, JoVon McClanahan, Justin McKoy and Juan Munoz.
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