Turning the page

UH is set to tip off its first season in a Big West that is looking for a return to glory

By Brian McInnis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 28, 2012

~~<p>It's time to write a new chapter in the Hawaii hoops history book. After 33 years in the only home it has ever known — the Western Athletic Conference — UH turns the page to a Big West Conference both rich in coaching tradition and hungry for a return to glory on the national stage.</p>
<p>Each member of the 10-team, California-centric league opens up play Saturday against its travel partner. The Rainbow Warriors (6-5) get the team with the best nonconference record, Cal State Northridge (9-3), at 7:30 p.m., or a half hour after UH women's hoops finishes.</p>
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It's time to write a new chapter in the Hawaii hoops history book. After 33 years in the only home it has ever known — the Western Athletic Conference — UH turns the page to a Big West Conference both rich in coaching tradition and hungry for a return to glory on the national stage.

Each member of the 10-team, California-centric league opens up play Saturday against its travel partner. The Rainbow Warriors (6-5) get the team with the best nonconference record, Cal State Northridge (9-3), at 7:30 p.m., or a half hour after UH women's hoops finishes. Login for more...