It seems Isaac Fleming will see things out with new coach Eran Ganot, after all.
The Hawaii freshman guard — who was considered one of the prominent possibilities to leave the program because of his attachment to former coach Benjy Taylor — announced on Twitter on Monday his intentions to remain with the Rainbow Warriors. He’d previously indicated he might look to leave the program.
Fleming, one of a few Rainbows who could burn a redshirt season as a Division I transfer this offseason, apparently decided his best option was to remain in green and white after speaking with Ganot in 1-on-1 meetings in recent days.
Fleming tweeted the following in a short span: "After talking with my dad and the new coach today I have decided I will not transfer to a high major and I will stick it out with my brothers!"; "I will finish what I started we going to the big dance next year"; and "Ohana".
Sophomore forward Stefan Jankovic has tried to get the team on the same page during the coaching transition.
"Glad to have the lil bro with us," Jankovic said of Fleming in a message.
Taylor also tweeted his support for the decision.
Fleming could not be reached for further comment. Ganot, who has remained in the islands since his introduction Thursday morning, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ganot’s had to focus on recruiting, scheduling and assembling a staff in short order, though he still hasn’t officially started his new job. The Rainbows also began their spring workouts on Monday.
Fleming, UH’s sixth man last season, was one of the most dynamic — and simultaneously most polarizing — players for the Rainbows. The Delaware native was adept at driving to the basket with his left hand and dishing the occasional pretty pass. But he was prone to occasional emotional outbursts and accrued a team-high five technical fouls during the season — although he was not whistled for any in the team’s last nine games.
The team’s fourth-leading scorer by average (9.5 ppg) shot a respectable 47.1 percent from the field. Some of his best sustained play came in the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, in which he was named to the all-tournament team.