The trappings will be minimal, the antics toned down at today’s Hawaii basketball Green and White scrimmage.

Just the way new coach Eran Ganot likes it.

The chances of seeing Ganot break out into song and dance on the Stan Sheriff Center court — as Gib Arnold was prone to do at such preseason hype events — are about as likely as the NCAA issuing UH an apology for the drawn-out resolution of its investigation surrounding the former coach.

No, the focus of today’s 3 p.m. free-admission affair will be entirely between the lines. It will be the first time the team will play before the public coming off last season’s 22-13 run under interim coach Benjy Taylor.

"It’s not so much what we can showcase … for us, it’s something we can work on and learn from," Ganot said. "We don’t run away from some struggles and some things that might not look so pretty. I think that’s great, at least this time of the year, so we know the areas we need to improve on."

There will be two squads (the players could change throughout) split between assistants Adam Jacobsen, Chris Acker and John Montgomery, with Ganot floating between the sides and offering suggestions. They plan to do a 20-minute first half and might break the second half into two 10-minute periods.

The nucleus of last season’s team is back, sans shooting guard Garrett Nevels and swingman Negus Webster-Chan. Starting jobs have been up for grabs in the two-plus weeks of practices to this point, even with many established players like Aaron Valdes, Stefan Jankovic, Isaac Fleming and Roderick Bobbitt back.

Four newcomers join nine active players from last year, plus two others coming off redshirt seasons.

"Guys are ready to play out there and be competitive. I mean, practice is pretty competitive already," said Valdes, last season’s top scorer at 13.7 points per game. "Guys talking to each other, battling for positions out there too. So, we don’t really have an idea who the starters are gonna be. Guys are just out there competing, so it’s going to be a lot of fun putting it on display."

For fans, there will be a new four-out, one-in motion-style offense to take in. Ganot said he will test his team in both man- and zone-defense situations. Officials will call the action.

"It’s an opportunity … to see how we handle things we’ll throw at them," Ganot said. "Obviously it’s going to be very much a controlled scrimmage and we’re going to be flexible."

Ganot added with a smile: "When we say ‘controlled scrimmage,’ I’m controlling the scrimmage."

Valdes and Fleming were asked to put themselves in the position of a UH fan accustomed to last season’s freewheeling style now viewing the revamped team for the first time.

"We’re a better team. More family-oriented," Fleming said. "Just a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of hustle."

Valdes said the Rainbows have grown considerably from the group that was "known as a team that complained and stuff."

"It’s going to be a lot of maturity out there," Valdes said. "It’s our second year all together, basically, so I think all the guys are sharing the ball very well out there. Everybody wants to get the open shots. And so it’s just a lot of team play."

It’s also likely the team’s emphasis on perimeter shooting will be on display.

Fleming noted Ganot has worked with him since the summer on improving his shot technique by staying more balanced on his release, staying vertical with his body and not leaning back.

"Very excited to give the fans what they’ve been waiting for," said Fleming, who is looking to build off his first-year sixth-man role. "I know they’ve missed us since last season, so it should be exciting. Even though it’s free, we’ll give them their money’s worth."