Law to leave UHH men’s basketball post
Hawaii Hilo men’s basketball coach Jeff Law will leave the Vulcans after 15 seasons for the same job at Western New Mexico.
"Every assistant coach looks for that break, and I’m very grateful the University and the Hilo community gave me mine," said Law, who was an assistant with the University of Hawaii under Riley Wallace. "I’ve learned much over the past 15 years about myself, coaching and people, but it’s time that I move on.
"Hilo holds a special place for anyone who has been here and it will with me."
The longest-tenured coach in UHH basketball history, Law finishes his Vulcans career with a 208-188 (.525) record and is the Vulcans’ second all-time winningest coach. He is just one of two coaches to make the 200-victory plateau, joining Jimmy Yagi (218 wins).
The Vulcans made their first NCAA Division II regional in 2002-03. Two years later, UHH won the Pacific West Conference title and was No. 8 in the national coaches poll.
Hawaii Tourism Authority becomes partner
The Hawaii Tourism Authority has partnered with the Pacific West Conference, becoming the official sponsor of the PacWest player of the week and player of the year awards.
The HTA also will be the presenting sponsor at this semester’s men’s and women’s tennis championships hosted by Hawaii Pacific; the men’s golf championship in the Greater Phoenix area; the women’s golf championship in San Francisco; and the men’s and women’s track and field championships in San Diego.
» Hawaii Pacific senior infielder Russell Doi, who earned the NCBWA West Region Player of the week on Feb. 13, was retroactively named the Hawaii Tourism Authority PacWest baseball player of the week for Feb. 11-17.
He was 9-for-17, with seven runs scored and three RBIs as the Sea Warriors went 2-2 against Northwest Nazarene.
HPU baseball team moves up to No. 4
The Hawaii Pacific baseball team moved up three spots to No. 4 in the NCBWA West Region poll.
The Sea Warriors (17-5, 8-2) have won all five series they’ve played, and they’re 7-2 against teams ranked in the NCBWA polls.
Chico State (15-5) is the top-ranked team in the West, followed by Cal State Monterey Bay (18-8) and Cal State Los Angeles (16-11).
