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The University of Hawaii at Hilo beat the Academy of Art University 84-59 in a Pacific West Conference game in the UHH gymnasium.

The Vulcans improved to 11-7 overall and 5- 3 in the PacWest while the Urban Knights are 0-17 overall and 0-7 in the PacWest.

“We pretty much had control of the game but we weren’t pretty with it,” UHH head coach Jeff Law said. “There was a lot of comfort, non-comfort factors that played out in the first half.

“Second half, we got out to run. We got some boards and hit some shots. It was a totally different half.”

Hitting 31 of 53 shots from the field (58.5 percent) didn’t make much room for rebounds yet the Vulcans pulled in 31 defensive rebounds and eight offense rebounds. On the other side, the Urban Knights’ tallied 18 offensive and defensive rebounds.

The Vulcans also tallied 15 assists with 22 turnovers.

Andrew Gipson led the Vulcans with 18 points and seven rebounds. Lavell Shipman added 14 points while Bryan Ngo added 12 points. Justin Smith and Kevin Bruce added 11 points each.

Academy of Art Univ vs University of Hawaii at Hilo
02/01/10 7:45pm at Hilo,HI

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VISITORS: Academy of Art Univ 0-17,0-7
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Olivier, Lance...... *  0-7    0-3    0-0    2  0  2   3   0  3  4  0  1  26
04 Prema, Ivan......... *  4-9    0-2    2-2    1  3  4   2  10  1  5  0  1  28
10 Samuel, Phillip..... *  1-9    0-4    2-3    0  2  2   3   4  0  1  0  1  28
11 Hayden, Hunter...... *  7-17   0-0    2-5    6  5 11   4  16  2  3  2  0  32
40 Aikman, Aaron....... *  2-4    0-0    2-3    0  2  2   3   6  0  0  0  0  20
05 Knox, Jordan........    0-2    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  3  0  0  14
15 Williams, Devin.....    3-4    0-1    0-0    2  0  2   2   6  0  1  0  2   8
22 Burnett, Jonathan...    4-7    0-0    1-3    4  1  5   2   9  0  1  0  0  24
23 Dennis, Weleh.......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   3
24 Jungsten, Josiah....    2-8    2-6    2-2    0  3  3   0   8  0  1  0  0  17
 TEAM................                           3  2  5             1
 Totals..............   23-68   2-17  11-18  18 18 36  19  59  6 20  2  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-32 34.4%   2nd Half: 12-36 33.3%   Game: 33.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-9  22.2%   2nd Half:  0-8   0.0%   Game: 11.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-5  60.0%   2nd Half:  8-13 61.5%   Game: 61.1%    2

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HOME TEAM: University of Hawaii at Hilo 11-7,5-3
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  5-10   1-1    7-7    3  4  7   2  18  6  2  0  0  30
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  5-8    1-3    1-4    0  3  3   2  12  2  6  1  1  30
21 Smith, Justin....... *  5-6    0-0    1-1    0  5  5   3  11  1  1  3  0  24
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  6-7    0-0    2-3    0  2  2   4  14  1  3  1  2  17
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  2-6    0-0    0-0    1  7  8   2   4  2  3  1  0  34
02 Kanno, Nick.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
03 Bruce, Kevin........    4-6    1-2    2-2    1  2  3   4  11  0  3  0  0  20
13 Samuel, James.......    0-0    0-0    1-2    0  0  0   0   1  0  1  0  0   1
14 Schicker, Steve.....    0-1    0-1    2-3    0  2  2   2   2  2  0  0  0  15
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    0-0    0-0    1-2    0  0  0   0   1  1  1  0  2   5
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    1-3    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   2  0  1  0  0   9
40 James, Brandon......    3-6    2-3    0-0    2  3  5   0   8  0  1  1  0  14
 TEAM................                           1  3  4
 Totals..............   31-53   5-10  17-24   8 31 39  21  84 15 22  7  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-26 57.7%   2nd Half: 16-27 59.3%   Game: 58.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-5  40.0%   2nd Half:  3-5  60.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-5  80.0%   2nd Half: 13-19 68.4%   Game: 70.8%   3,1

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Officials: Mason Souza,Eric Morales,Mike Whitfield
Technical fouls: Academy of Art Univ-TEAM. University of Hawaii at
Hilo-None.
Attendance: 800
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Academy of Art Univ...........   27   32  -   59
University of Hawaii at Hilo..   36   48  -   84

Justin Smith’s 24 points in 28 minutes of play led the University of Hawaii at Hilo to a 66-51 win over Notre Dame de Namur University in Pacific West Conference play in Belmont, Calif.

The Vulcans are 8-4 overall and 2-0 in the PacWest while the Argonauts are 2-10 overall and 0-1 in the PacWest.

Despite limited playing time due to foul trouble, the 6-foot-7 junior forward was 11 of 17 from the field and 2 of 2 at the free throw line. He also pulled in six rebounds.

Bryan Ngo added 13 points and four assists while Lavell Shipman added 10 points and eight rebounds.

UHH-MBB vs Notre Dame de Namur
01/07/10 7:40 pm at Belmont, CA
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VISITORS: UHH-MBB 8-4 (2-0)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  1-5    0-0    2-4    0  2  2   0   4  3  0  0  0  34
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  4-11   1-1    4-4    0  5  5   3  13  4  2  0  1  35
21 Smith, Justin....... * 11-17   0-0    2-2    1  5  6   4  24  1  1  1  1  28
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  2-7    0-0    6-8    2  6  8   4  10  4  0  0  2  30
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  3-6    0-1    0-1    2  6  8   3   6  0  1  2  1  32
03 Bruce, Kevin........    2-4    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   5  0  5  0  1  23
40 James, Brandon......    2-3    0-0    0-0    0  4  4   2   4  1  0  2  0  18
   TEAM................                         1     1
   Totals..............   25-53   2-4   14-19   6 28 34  16  66 13  9  5  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-28 42.9%   2nd Half: 13-25 52.0%   Game: 47.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-3  66.7%   2nd Half:  0-1   0.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half: 11-15 73.3%   Game: 73.7%    2

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HOME TEAM: Notre Dame de Namur 2-10 (0-1)
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Malloy, Joshua...... *  6-13   4-8    2-4    0  2  2   1  18  3  4  0  1  39
23 Murray, Bennie...... *  3-10   0-4    1-3    1  5  6   3   7  2  3  0  1  31
25 Lishman, Cheynne.... *  1-7    0-4    0-0    3  2  5   1   2  4  2  0  0  18
34 Henwood, Trent...... *  2-5    1-3    0-0    2  3  5   2   5  0  2  0  0  24
50 Storment, Nick...... *  4-8    0-0    1-2    2  0  2   2   9  0  1  1  0  17
04 Funkhouser, John....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   5
11 Hayes, Andre........    0-4    0-0    3-6    1  0  1   1   3  0  0  0  0  12
15 Berridge, Jeff......    2-4    1-3    0-0    1  2  3   2   5  2  1  0  2  22
33 Raj, Alex...........    0-1    0-0    2-2    0  4  4   1   2  0  0  3  0  16
44 Hightower, Marcus...    0-3    0-0    0-0    1  5  6   0   0  0  2  0  0  16
   TEAM................                         1  2  3
   Totals..............   18-55   6-22   9-17  12 25 37  13  51 11 15  4  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-27 29.6%   2nd Half: 10-28 35.7%   Game: 32.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-9   0.0%   2nd Half:  6-13 46.2%   Game: 27.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-4  75.0%   2nd Half:  6-13 46.2%   Game: 52.9%    5

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Officials:
Technical fouls: UHH-MBB-Smith, Justin. Notre Dame de Namur-None.
Attendance: 145
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
UHH-MBB.......................   29   37  -   66
Notre Dame de Namur...........   19   32  -   51

Photography by Rick Ogata | Special to Hawaii 24/7

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo beat Gustavus Adolphus College 69-50 to end their pre-conference season with a 4-game winning streak.

Both the Vulcans and Golden Gusties are 6-4.

Justin Smith led the Vulcans with a 15-point, 10-rebound performance. Bryan Ngo added 14 points and Andrew Gipson had 10.

“I was very scared coming into this game as they are a very good team,” UHH head coach Jeff Law said. “They out-rebounded us but we had only seven turnovers and shot pretty well.

“As a group we played very good defense in the first half and carried it over into the second half. I just thought we played a good team game and we played physical.”

The Vulcans dished out 12 assists and recorded nine steals.

Pacific West Conference play opens on the road for the Vulcans as head to the Bay Area to face Academy of Art University (January 5), Notre Dame de Namur University (January 7) and Dominican University (January 9).

Gustavus Adolphus College vs University of Hawaii at Hilo
12/30/09 7:30 pm at Hilo, HI

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VISITORS: Gustavus Adolphus College 6-4
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
11 Schmidtknecht, Dan.. *  0-5    0-3    2-2    3  2  5   3   2  3  3  0  1  20
21 Van Sickle, Jesse... *  2-8    0-2    2-2    0  1  1   0   6  1  2  0  0  22
23 Wirtjes, Phil....... *  2-2    1-1    0-2    1  1  2   1   5  2  4  0  0  24
32 McPartland, Ryan.... *  2-4    0-1    0-1    1  6  7   1   4  0  3  0  0  21
54 Paulson, Sam........ *  2-5    0-0    2-4    2  3  5   3   6  0  0  0  0  18
03 Grey, Tyler.........    0-2    0-2    0-0    1  0  1   1   0  0  1  0  0  14
04 Anderson, Seth......    1-5    0-1    1-2    1  1  2   4   3  1  2  0  1  16
10 Moore, Ty...........    2-2    2-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   6  0  0  0  0   5
12 Beckstrand, Peder...    0-2    0-2    0-0    1  0  1   0   0  2  0  0  0   6
20 Biewen, Ben.........    1-1    0-0    2-2    0  1  1   0   4  0  0  0  0  13
33 Michel, Adam........    1-5    0-1    2-2    1  2  3   0   4  0  1  0  0  13
34 Hill, James.........    1-2    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  1  0  0   5
40 Sallstrom, Reed.....    0-1    0-0    3-4    2  1  3   0   3  0  0  1  0   4
42 Crowder, Mychal.....    1-2    0-0    1-2    1  1  2   0   3  0  0  0  0   7
50 Blacklock, Paul.....    1-2    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   1   2  0  1  0  0  12
 TEAM................                           1  2  3
 Totals..............     16-48   3-16  15-23  16 21 37  14  50  9 18  1  2 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-18 50.0%   2nd Half:  7-30 23.3%   Game: 33.3%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  2-11 18.2%   Game: 18.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-7  42.9%   2nd Half: 12-16 75.0%   Game: 65.2%    2

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HOME TEAM: University of Hawaii at Hilo 6-4
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  4-5    0-0    2-4    0  3  3   3  10  0  1  0  0  20
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  6-9    0-0    2-2    0  0  0   1  14  2  1  0  4  29
21 Smith, Justin....... *  7-9    0-0    1-2    2  8 10   3  15  1  1  1  2  24
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  3-5    0-0    1-2    3  1  4   1   7  4  1  1  2  26
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  3-7    0-1    1-2    1  4  5   1   7  4  1  0  0  29
02 Kanno, Nick.........    0-1    0-1    0-0    1  0  1   1   0  0  0  0  0   3
03 Bruce, Kevin........    2-5    1-2    1-2    0  1  1   1   6  1  2  0  0  25
13 Samuel, James.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   2
14 Schicker, Steve.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   7
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    2-3    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   2   4  0  0  0  1  10
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    0-3    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   2   0  0  0  0  0   9
40 James, Brandon......    3-8    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   2   6  0  0  1  0  16
 TEAM................                           1  3  4
 Totals..............     30-55   1-5    8-14   8 22 30  18  69 12  7  3  9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 14-25 56.0%   2nd Half: 16-30 53.3%   Game: 54.5%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  0-2   0.0%   2nd Half:  1-3  33.3%   Game: 20.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-8  62.5%   2nd Half:  3-6  50.0%   Game: 57.1%    2
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Officials: Mason Souza, Patrick Santiago, Victor McDaniel
Technical fouls: Gustavus Adolphus College-None. University of Hawaii at
Hilo-TEAM.
Attendance: 351
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Gustavus Adolphus College.....   22   28  -   50
University of Hawaii at Hilo..   33   36  -   69

MEDIA RELEASE

Champion Baptist College vs University of Hawaii at Hilo
12/14/09 7:30 pm at Hilo, HI

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VISITORS: Champion Baptist College 6-11
TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Grego, Damon........ *  0-1    0-0    1-2    1  1  2   3   1  1  0  0  0  22
23 Bayer, Wesley....... *  0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0  19
25 Byrd, Jesse......... *  1-1    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   2   3  0  0  0  0  18
34 Likins, B.J......... *  7-15   1-1    2-3    2 14 16   4  17  2  6  2  3  34
50 Manthe, James....... *  9-29   0-4   16-17   3  5  8   3  34  2  3  0  6  38
03 Pride, Raph.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   2
05 McGonagle, Tommy....    2-6    2-6    0-0    0  0  0   3   6  2  2  0  0  23
11 Capaci, Mo..........    3-4    3-3    0-0    0  1  1   2   9  0  0  0  1  22
32 Kinzer, Kyle........    0-4    0-3    0-0    1  2  3   2   0  1  0  0  0  20
33 Hollis, Ryan........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   2
TEAM................
Totals..............   22-60   7-18  19-22   7 23 30  20  70  8 13  2 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  9-29 31.0%   2nd Half: 13-31 41.9%   Game: 36.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half:  4-9  44.4%   Game: 38.9%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-12 91.7%   2nd Half:  8-10 80.0%   Game: 86.4%    2

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HOME TEAM: University of Hawaii at Hilo 3-4
TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   1
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  8-11   2-3    2-4    0  1  1   2  20  3  3  0  3  34
21 Smith, Justin....... *  9-12   0-0    6-6    1  8  9   3  24  0  1  2  1  29
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  3-7    0-0    2-2    0  6  6   4   8  2  2  2  1  34
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  1-3    0-0    1-1    1  2  3   0   3  0  3  0  1  18
03 Bruce, Kevin........    5-10   1-3    0-1    0  3  3   4  11  3  4  0  3  30
14 Schicker, Steve.....    1-4    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   3   2  0  2  0  1  16
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    2-3    0-0    1-4    1  4  5   1   5  3  2  0  0  22
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    1-2    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   1   2  0  1  0  0   5
40 James, Brandon......    0-0    0-0    0-2    0  2  2   0   0  0  0  0  0  11
TEAM................                            2  2
Totals..............   30-52   3-8   12-20   4 31 35  18  75 11 19  4 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-26 65.4%   2nd Half: 13-26 50.0%   Game: 57.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-5  60.0%   2nd Half:  0-3   0.0%   Game: 37.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-10 50.0%   2nd Half:  7-10 70.0%   Game: 60.0%   3,1

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Officials: Mason Souza, Patrick Santiago, Victor McDaniel
Technical fouls: Champion Baptist College-None. University of Hawaii at
Hilo-None.
Attendance: 450
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Champion Baptist College......   32   38  -   70
University of Hawaii at Hilo..   42   33  -   75

MEDIA RELEASE

PHOENIX, AZ – University of Hawai‘i at Hilo senior forward Justin Smith (Los Angeles, CA/Reseda) has been named the Pacific West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

The honor was announced by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix, AZ, on Monday, Nov. 30, for games contested Nov. 23-29.

Smith led the Vulcans to a 2-0 week by averaging 21.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. He ranked second in scoring, fourth in rebounding, and eighth in shooting (70.4%) after making 19 of 27 attempts from the field. He also tied for fourth in the PacWest for the week in blocked shots per game (1.0).

Bryan Ngo (Sr., 5-10, 175, G, San Jose, CA/Santa Clara) earned Top 10 honors for averaging 16.5 points and 2.0 three-pointers per game. He is tied for eighth in three-pointers made per contest in the PacWest for the week, tied for seventh in the league in scoring average during the week and shot 52.6% from the field, making 10 of 19 attempts.

Photography by Rick Ogata | Special to Hawaii 24/7

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo went with a more balanced attack to defeat Western New Mexico University 95-81 in an NCAA Division II match-up in the UHH gymnasium.

The Vulcans even their record at 2-2 while the Mustangs are 1-3.

Bryan Ngo led the Vulcans with 21 points aided by 4 for 7 shooting from 3-point range. In the previous match-up, Ngo was 0 for 4 from deep.

On the inside, Zachary Wilde and Brandon James tallied 15 points and 16 points, respectively, to give the Vulcans a much needed inside presence. Wilde pulled in 10 rebounds while James had three.

“Those two play very well together,” UHH head coach Jeff Law said. “Brandon Price has worked hard with them in practice.”

Justin Smith and Lavell Shipman added 13 points each.

Western New Mexico vs University of Hawaii at Hilo
11/27/09 7:30pm at Hilo, HI

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VISITORS: Western New Mexico 1-3,0-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
12 Tony Riley, Jr...... *  8-13   2-6    6-12   1  2  3   4  24  1  2  1  2  23
24 Eli Crevelone....... *  4-12   2-6    1-4    3  5  8   4  11  2  1  0  1  34
32 Chuck Kempf......... *  6-11   2-4    0-0    3  7 10   5  14  1  3  0  1  33
33 Stefan Mirabal...... *  4-12   1-5    3-4    0  1  1   4  12  1  5  0  0  29
40 Justin Williams..... *  6-8    0-0    4-6    0  1  1   4  16  7  3  0  1  35
10 Juan Suarez.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
20 Jeron McIntosh......    0-1    0-1    0-2    1  1  2   2   0  0  0  0  0  11
22 Chad Carter.........    2-5    0-0    0-0    0  2  2   3   4  1  0  0  1  16
30 Lucio Luttrell......    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   2   0  0  0  0  0  17
44 Daryl Littleton.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
 TEAM................                           1  1  2
 Totals..............     30-63   7-23  14-28   9 21 30  28  81 13 14  1  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-27 48.1%   2nd Half: 17-36 47.2%   Game: 47.6%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-8  25.0%   2nd Half:  5-15 33.3%   Game: 30.4%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  3-9  33.3%   2nd Half: 11-19 57.9%   Game: 50.0%    3

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HOME TEAM: University of Hawaii at Hilo 2-2,0-0
                        TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  3-5    0-0    0-0    1  7  8   5   6  4  5  0  1  28
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  7-10   4-7    3-3    0  1  1   4  21  2  3  0  1  26
21 Smith, Justin....... *  4-10   0-0    5-6    4  4  8   3  13  1  3  2  0  26
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  3-8    1-2    6-9    2  5  7   3  13  3  3  0  1  34
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  5-6    0-0    5-7    3  7 10   1  15  4  1  0  0  32
02 Kanno, Nick.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
03 Bruce, Kevin........    1-4    0-1    3-6    0  0  0   3   5  0  3  0  0  20
13 Samuel, James.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  0  0  0   1
14 Schicker, Steve.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    3-4    0-0    0-2    1  2  3   2   6  1  1  0  1  10
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
40 James, Brandon......    7-11   1-3    1-2    0  3  3   3  16  1  0  1  0  20
 TEAM................                           2  3  5
 Totals..............     33-59   6-13  23-35  13 34 47  25  95 16 19  3  4 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-31 58.1%   2nd Half: 15-28 53.6%   Game: 55.9%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  3-7  42.9%   Game: 46.2%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-5  40.0%   2nd Half: 21-30 70.0%   Game: 65.7%    5

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Officials: Mason,Souza,Patrick Santiago,Mike Daugherty
Technical fouls: Western New Mexico-None. University of Hawaii at Hilo-None.
Attendance: 500
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Western New Mexico............   31   50  -   81
University of Hawaii at Hilo..   41   54  -   95

Photography by Rick Ogata | Special to Hawaii 24/7

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo beat Western New Mexico University 91-82 in an NCAA Division II contest in the UHH gymnasium.

The Vulcans get their first win of the season and are 1-2 while the Mustangs are also 1-2.

Justin Smith had a break-out game for the Vulcans with 30 points and nine rebounds. He was 15 of 17 from the field with two assists and no turnovers.

“He finished his shots,” UHH head coach Jeff Law said. “His short jumpers went in and those are the ones you don’t know if it’s going to go in or not. He played a good floor game and pretty good defense.”

Kevin Bruce added 15 points aided by three 3-pointers while Brandon James added 14 points and Bryan Ngo had 12.

Stefan Mirabal led the Mustangs with 28 points with 7 of 11 shooting from 3-point range.
The Vulcans trailed 12-2 when Smith’s back-to-back baskets narrowed the margin. After Mirabal gave the Mustangs another 8-point lead, Bruce came off the bench and hit back-to-back treys to pull the Vulcans within a pair.

“That was huge for us,” Law said. “Bryan and Andrew (Gipson) weren’t having a lot of early success and neither was Lavell (Shipman).

“Then Kevin came in. What that does is spread the defense so it gave Justin, Brandon and Zach (Wilde) more room to do what they are able to do.”

Western New Mexico vs University of Hawaii at Hilo
11/25/09 7:30pm at Hilo,HI

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VISITORS: Western New Mexico 1-2,0-0
TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
12 Tony Riley, Jr...... *  3-11   0-4    2-2    0  2  2   4   8  3  0  0  2  30
24 Eli Crevelone....... *  4-11   3-9    1-2    2  6  8   3  12  2  2  0  1  29
32 Chuck Kempf......... *  3-7    3-6    4-4    2  4  6   3  13  3  2  0  1  30
33 Stefan Mirabal...... *  9-14   7-11   3-3    2  4  6   3  28  1  4  1  2  35
40 Justin Williams..... *  3-8    2-4    2-4    1  2  3   3  10  5  4  0  0  40
20 Jeron McIntosh......    0-1    0-0    5-8    1  0  1   1   5  0  1  0  0   7
22 Chad Carter.........    2-6    0-0    2-3    2  2  4   3   6  0  1  0  0  20
30 Lucio Luttrell......    0-2    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  1  0  0   9
TEAM................                         2  1  3
Totals..............   24-60  15-35  19-26  12 21 33  21  82 14 15  1  6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-25 44.0%   2nd Half: 13-35 37.1%   Game: 40.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-14 28.6%   2nd Half: 11-21 52.4%   Game: 42.9%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 11-15 73.3%   2nd Half:  8-11 72.7%   Game: 73.1%    3

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HOME TEAM: University of Hawaii at Hilo 1-2,0-0
TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  1-4    0-0    4-7    0  3  3   4   6  7  2  0  2  31
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  3-9    0-4    6-6    0  1  1   3  12  3  4  0  1  21
21 Smith, Justin....... * 15-17   0-0    0-1    3  6  9   1  30  2  0  0  1  34
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  3-5    1-1    0-0    2  3  5   3   7  3  2  1  1  27
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  2-3    0-0    0-0    1  8  9   1   4  0  4  0  0  26
03 Bruce, Kevin........    4-11   3-5    4-4    0  3  3   1  15  3  1  0  0  31
14 Schicker, Steve.....    1-1    1-1    0-0    0  0  0   3   3  0  1  0  0   5
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    0-0    0-0    0-2    0  0  0   2   0  0  0  0  0   3
40 James, Brandon......    5-8    1-1    3-3    1  2  3   3  14  0  0  0  0  21
TEAM................                            2  2             1
Totals..............   34-58   6-12  17-23   7 28 35  21  91 18 15  1  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 20-29 69.0%   2nd Half: 14-29 48.3%   Game: 58.6%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-6  66.7%   2nd Half:  2-6  33.3%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  5-6  83.3%   2nd Half: 12-17 70.6%   Game: 73.9%    2
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Officials: Mason Souza,victor McDaniel,Jose Irizarry
Technical fouls: Western New Mexico-None. University of Hawaii at Hilo-None.
Attendance: 525
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Western New Mexico............   37   45  -   82
University of Hawaii at Hilo..   49   42  -   91

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo shutdown in the final five minutes as they dropped a West Region match to Western Oregon University at the Western Oregon/Phoenix Inn D2 Shootout in Monmouth, Oregon.

The Vulcans are 0-2 while the Wolves are 2-0.

Bryan Ngo and Justin Smith led the way with 16 points each. Lavell Shipman turned in 15 points with nine rebounds while Zachary Wilde added 11 points. Smith also pulled in eight rebounds.

The Vulcans held a 1-point lead on Brandon James lay-up at the 6:41 mark. The Wolves took the lead back with six unanswered points before Smith’s lay-up pulled the Vulcans within three, 71-74.

But things went cold the rest of the way as the Vulcans went 1 for 5 from the field, committed two turnovers and hit just 2 of 4 free throw opportunities down the stretch.

NOTE: Justin Smith was selected to the all-tournament team.

Hawaii Hilo vs Western Oregon
11/21/09 7:30 PM PST at New PE Building (Monmouth, Ore.)

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VISITORS: Hawaii Hilo 0-2
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  3-7    0-1    2-2    0  0  0   2   8  3  3  0  0  40
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  5-14   4-7    2-2    0  5  5   2  16  3  2  0  3  32
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  5-11   0-0    5-6    4  5  9   1  15  0  4  0  1  27
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  5-7    1-1    0-2    0  3  3   1  11  2  2  1  0  21
40 James, Brandon...... *  2-4    0-0    1-3    1  1  2   2   5  0  0  1  0  30
03 Bruce, Kevin........    1-2    0-1    2-2    0  0  0   1   4  3  2  0  0  21
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
21 Smith, Justin.......    7-11   0-0    2-4    3  5  8   4  16  0  1  1  1  25
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  0  1  0  0   3
   TEAM................                         2  1  3
   Totals..............   28-56   5-10  14-21  10 21 31  14  75 11 15  3  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-29 51.7%   2nd Half: 13-27 48.1%   Game: 50.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-6  66.7%   2nd Half:  1-4  25.0%   Game: 50.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 12-14 85.7%   2nd Half:  2-7  28.6%   Game: 66.7%    1

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HOME TEAM: Western Oregon 2-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
03 Wheadon,Blair....... *  6-10   3-5    1-1    0  1  1   1  16  0  4  2  2  32
04 Schmidt,Matt........ *  7-15   1-5    0-0    0  2  2   0  15  3  0  0  1  21
21 Long,Kyle........... *  5-10   3-5    0-0    1  0  1   1  13  2  3  1  1  29
23 McLaughlin,Mike..... *  0-3    0-1    2-2    2  5  7   3   2  5  1  0  1  28
24 Myles,Rico.......... *  5-10   0-0    2-3    4  4  8   3  12  3  0  1  1  23
01 Harris,Marcus.......    4-6    3-5    0-0    0  2  2   0  11  1  1  0  2  20
10 Johnson,Josh........    2-3    0-0    4-4    1  3  4   2   8  0  1  0  2  18
22 Glynn,Tarance.......    2-4    0-0    2-5    2  1  3   0   6  0  1  0  2  12
34 Thrash,Gabe.........    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   2  1  1  0  0   9
55 Davis,Zach..........    1-1    0-0    0-0    1  4  5   3   2  0  0  2  0   8
   TEAM................                            1  1
   Totals..............   33-63  10-21  11-15  11 23 34  14  87 15 12  6 12 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-35 45.7%   2nd Half: 17-28 60.7%   Game: 52.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  5-12 41.7%   2nd Half:  5-9  55.6%   Game: 47.6%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-7  57.1%   2nd Half:  7-8  87.5%   Game: 73.3%   2,1
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Officials: Kenny MacDougall, Steve Brown, John Matteo
Technical fouls: Hawaii Hilo-None. Western Oregon-None.
Attendance: 185
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Hawaii Hilo...................   46   29  -   75
Western Oregon................   41   46  -   87
2009 WOU/Phoenix Inn D2 Shootout
Game 8

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo got a rude awakening as they were called for 27 personal fouls and dropped a West Region game to St. Martin’s University 84-69 at the Western Oregon University/Phoenix Inn D2 Shootout in Monmouth, Oregon.

The Vulcans are 0-1 while the Saints are 1-0.

Justin Smith led the Vulcans with 19 points and seven rebounds. Andrew Gipson added 16 points.

The Vulcans trailed 43-25 after a first half in which they hit just 8 of 26 shots from the field and 8 of 12 from the free throw line. In the second half, they outscored the Saints 44-41 with 16 of 31 shots finding the bottom of the basket.

Hawaii Hilo vs Saint Martin's
11/20/09 6:25 PM PST at New PE Building (Monmouth, Ore.)

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VISITORS: Hawaii Hilo 0-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  4-6    0-0    8-10   0  2  2   4  16  1  2  0  1  39
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  2-4    1-2    0-0    0  0  0   5   5  0  3  0  1  10
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  1-5    0-0    6-8    1  3  4   4   8  2  4  0  1  34
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  1-10   0-1    1-3    2  3  5   0   3  0  1  0  2  29
40 James, Brandon...... *  3-7    0-1    2-4    1  4  5   1   8  0  0  0  2  25
03 Bruce, Kevin........    3-9    0-1    0-0    0  1  1   4   6  0  1  0  0  23
14 Schicker, Steve.....    0-1    0-1    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   5
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    1-2    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   2   2  0  0  0  0   9
21 Smith, Justin.......    8-12   0-0    3-3    1  6  7   5  19  0  2  0  0  18
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   2  0  0  0  1   9
   TEAM................                         2  1  3
   Totals..............   24-57   1-6   20-28   7 24 31  27  69  3 13  0  8 201

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  8-26 30.8%   2nd Half: 16-31 51.6%   Game: 42.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-5  20.0%   2nd Half:  0-1   0.0%   Game: 16.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  8-12 66.7%   2nd Half: 12-16 75.0%   Game: 71.4%    4

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HOME TEAM: Saint Martin's 1-0
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
11 Bomber,Brady........ *  2-5    2-5    3-4    0  1  1   4   9  1  3  0  0  31
22 Squiers,Galen....... *  8-13   2-4    4-8    0  2  2   2  22  4  4  0  3  34
32 Green,Jeremy........ *  4-7    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   2   8  0  4  0  0  20
34 Howard,Jared........ *  3-12   1-5    3-6    1  3  4   2  10  3  2  2  1  29
44 Poole,Blake......... *  6-6    0-0    5-8    0  8  8   5  17  3  1  1  0  22
04 Severs,Charlie......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
05 Taylor,Eric.........    1-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   1   2  0  2  0  1   8
21 Votaw,Ryan..........    1-3    0-2    0-0    0  0  0   0   2  0  0  0  0   7
23 O'Neill,Roger.......    0-1    0-0    0-0    1  2  3   2   0  0  1  0  0  10
42 Henze,Dane..........    2-4    0-0    4-4    5  4  9   1   8  2  1  0  0  24
45 Dodson,Matt.........    2-3    0-0    2-5    3  5  8   4   6  1  2  1  0  14
   TEAM................                            3  3
   Totals..............   29-55   5-16  21-35  11 30 41  23  84 14 20  4  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4%   2nd Half: 14-24 58.3%   Game: 52.7%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-11 36.4%   2nd Half:  1-5  20.0%   Game: 31.3%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  9-10 90.0%   2nd Half: 12-25 48.0%   Game: 60.0%    5

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Officials: Don Westcott, Mark Bartruff, Vince Elmore
Technical fouls: Hawaii Hilo-Smith, Justin. Saint Martin's-None.
Attendance: 85
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Hawaii Hilo...................   25   44  -   69
Saint Martin's................   43   41  -   84
2009 WOU/Phoenix Inn D2 Shootout
Game 3

Photography by Rick Ogata | Special to Hawaii 24/7

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo dropped an exhibition game to Hawaii Select 65-60 in the UHH Gymnasium.

Leading the Vulcans in scoring was Lavell Shipman with 12 points followed by Bryan Ngo with 11.

“My concerns about being a poor shooting team have been answered in our two exhibition games,” said UHH basketball coach Jeff Law. “It’s a very big concern right there.

“Not questioning their effort in any way, shape, or form but I think we need to do more as a unit to get on the same page of what is a good shot and what’s a bad shot, who can take a shot and when. We just didn’t put the ball in the basket today and then we passed up some shots and when we had shots we missed them. It’s going to be an on going process.”

The Vulcans were 24 of 79 from the field (30.4%) and 2 of 17 from 3-point range (11.8%).

Hawaii Select vs Hawaii Hilo 09
11/08/09 Noon at Hilo, HI

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VISITORS: Hawaii Select
                         TOT-FG   3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
02 Birton, Darrell..... *  4-15   3-6    2-2    1  8  9   4  13  1  6  0  0  38
04 Smith, Kawika....... *  4-11   1-2    4-5    4  5  9   2  13  6  3  2  1  29
07 Anderson, Cord...... *  4-7    0-0    5-7    1  8  9   1  13  1  1  1  0  25
08 Bussey, Jay......... *  1-1    1-1    2-2    0  4  4   0   5  0  1  0  0  28
11 Ballard, Leon....... *  7-11   0-0    3-6    0  4  4   4  17  0  9  0  0  25
05 Mandaquit, Jason....    1-4    0-0    0-0    2  5  7   3   2  3  5  0  2  34
10 Anderson, Zach......    0-0    0-0    2-4    0  4  4   1   2  0  1  3  0   9
12 Dorsey, Van.........    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  2  2   3   0  0  1  0  0  12
 TEAM................                         1  2  3
 Totals..............     21-51   5-11  18-26   9 42 51  18  65 11 27  6  3 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-24 50.0%   2nd Half:  9-27 33.3%   Game: 41.2%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  3-6  50.0%   2nd Half:  2-5  40.0%   Game: 45.5%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  7-7  100 %   2nd Half: 11-19 57.9%   Game: 69.2%   3,1

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HOME TEAM: Hawaii Hilo 09
                         TOT-FG   3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
01 Gipson, Andrew...... *  4-10   0-0    1-2    2  6  8   2   9  5  0  0  2  28
12 Ngo, Bryan.......... *  5-18   1-7    0-1    3  3  6   2  11  1  4  0  3  31
22 Shipman, Lavell..... *  4-12   0-0    4-4    3  1  4   3  12  0  1  0  1  31
32 Wilde, Zachary...... *  3-8    0-2    1-2    1  5  6   5   7  0  2  0  0  24
40 James, Brandon...... *  4-14   0-1    0-0    3  3  6   2   8  0  0  0  0  29
03 Bruce, Kevin........    2-12   1-5    2-2    1  2  3   3   7  3  1  0  3  24
14 Schicker, Steve.....    0-2    0-2    2-2    1  0  1   1   2  0  0  0  0  15
15 Sanekane, Vince.....    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   1   0  0  0  0  0   5
33 Lefebvre, Jimmy.....    2-3    0-0    0-0    0  3  3   4   4  0  0  0  0  13
 TEAM................                         1  3  4             1
 Totals..............     24-79   2-17  10-13  15 26 41  23  60  9  9  0  9 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-35 31.4%   2nd Half: 13-44 29.5%   Game: 30.4%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-9  11.1%   2nd Half:  1-8  12.5%   Game: 11.8%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  8-10 80.0%   2nd Half:  2-3  66.7%   Game: 76.9%    0

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Officials: Mason Souza, Jose Irizary, Patrick Santiago
Technical fouls: Hawaii Select-None. Hawaii Hilo 09-None.
Attendance: 100
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Hawaii Select.................   34   31  -   65
Hawaii Hilo 09................   31   29  -   60

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo hung around for 37 minutes before losing 76-65 to the University of Hawaii in an exhibition game in the Stan Sheriff Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii.

With just two returning seniors on his squad, 12th-year head coach Jeff Law made the most of his annual match-up with the Division I Warriors.

“I was happy with our effort,” Law said. “I was a little concerned with so many new guys, putting together and playing against competition like this.”

Justin Smith led the Vulcans with 19 points on 9 of 17 shooting from the field. He also had four rebounds, three assists and a steal.

“Justin’s a good kid, a hard worker and the guys like him,” Law said. “He doesn’t have a lot of negative vibes about him. He can do a lot of different things. For him do to what he did against those guys says a lot about him.”

First-team pre-season all-PacWest selection Bryan Ngo had a rough start to his senior campaign with a 2-for-13 performance from the field for eight points. He also had five rebounds, an assist, two steals and two turnovers.

“Bryan goes a hundred miles an hour,” Law said. “His problem tonight was he got too deep in the forest and couldn’t get the ball through the limbs or the ball around the trunks. He’ll learn from that. He had a couple of games like that last year too.”

UH-Hilo vs Hawai`i
10/30/09 7:05 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI

UH-Hilo 65

Hawai`i 76

MEDIA RELEASE

The University of Hawaii at Hilo will host their annual basketball teams introduction on Thursday, October 15 in the UHH gymnasium.

The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. followed by a 7 p.m. introduction. Among the activities will be a 3-point shooting contest, a 2-ball/hotshot competition and a dunking contest.

Entering his 12th season, head coach Jeff Law welcomes back six players – Kevin Bruce (5-11, senior, guard), Eric Jimenez (5-8, sophomore, guard), Jimmy Lefebvre (6-6, sophomore, forward), Bryan Ngo (5-10, senior, guard), Vince Sanekane (6-0, sophomore, guard) and Steve Schicker (6-2, sophomore, guard).

New to the squad are Andrew Gipson (6-0, junior, guard), Brandon James (6-6, junior, forward), Nick Kanno (6-0, sophomore, guard), Samuel James (5-9, freshman, guard), Lavell Shipman (6-3, junior, guard), Justin Smith (6-6, junior forward), Mitch Steffey (6-0, junior, guard) and Zachary Wilde (6-7, sophomore, forward).

Entering her 4th season, women’s head coach Daphne Honma’s squad returns eight players from last year’s 15-9 squad. Returning are Mana Camara (5-8, senior, forward), Leesa Deniz (5-8, senior, forward), Richline Gabres-Batoon (5-2, junior, guard), Ruby Harris (5-11, sophomore, forward), Hina Kimitete (5-3, senior, guard), Kayce Kirihara (5-6, junior, guard), Sheena Pio (5-8, sophomore, forward) and Vaaimamao Hotia (5-10, sophomore, forward).

New to the squad are Shantel Buckner (6-0, freshman, post), Lindsay Cartwright (5-5, junior, guard), Jazmine Corpuz (5-5, sophomore, guard) Genevieve Cuesta (5-4, freshman, guard), Carol Howard (5-4, freshman, guard), Kirsty Imai (5-4, freshman, guard), Dayna Jandoc (5-6, sophomore, guard), Ashlee Kalauli (5-2, freshman, guard), Natalie Mata (5-6, freshman, guard/forward), Amanda Muller (5-11, junior, forward), Agata Tlalka (6-0, junior, post) and Tressa Torres (5-7, freshman, forward).