Hiram Thompson News

Bob Nash's mantra on injuries has long been: "When one man goes down, another's gotta step up." The same now applies to team captaincy for the Hawaii men's basketball team.

Proving that Division I can be a powerful status, the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team powered its way to an 83-69 exhibition victory over Brigham Young-Hawai'i last night.

Time to settle the debate. Who is the best basketball team on the island -- Hawaii or Division II's top-ranked squad, Brigham Young-Hawaii? Granted, tonight's 7:05 p.m. exhibition contest at the Stan Sheriff Center is worthy of an asterisk.

The bragging rights remain in Manoa. Hawaii shot 60 percent from the field and never trailed in snuffing out the "Best Team on the Island" debate in an 83-69 exhibition win against the nation's top-ranked Division II team, Brigham Young-Hawaii, last night at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Dwain Williams and Jeremy Lay both have great shooting range, but they realize they can't score from the bench.

Hiram Thompson technically is not one of the new recruits for the University of Hawaii men's basketball team.

It was a scary start to the 2009-10 season for the Hawaii men's basketball team - even if it began with an exhibition win.

Coaches of both teams meeting at the Stan Sheriff Center tomorrow night expect to weather a storm.

Despite working in a cooler environment, things heated up yesterday for the Hawaii men's basketball team.

VIDEO: UH men start basketball practice In hopes of putting a quicker team on the court this season, the University of Hawaii men's basketball team got off to a quick start in its opening practice last night.

VIDEO: 'High expectations' for UH men's basketball The University of Hawaii men's basketball team will begin full practices today, but it won't be the Rainbow Warriors' first workout together.

Hawaii averaged a healthy 13.1 offensive rebounds per game. Hawaii didn't have anybody with more than one year of Division I experience last season, so the more-seasoned Warriors might be able to erase some of the mental mistakes that plagued them this year.

Point guards Jeremy Lay and Dwain Williams fulfilled their commitments by signing letters of intent yesterday to play for the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team.

Jeremy Lay and Dwain Williams completed their letter-of-intent paperwork and will enter the Hawaii men's basketball program as 6-foot juniors in the fall.