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HONOLULU\u2014 Fresh of an NCAA Tournament appearance, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team kicks off its 2026-27 campaign at home versus Seattle U on Monday, Nov. 2 at the Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
It will be the first of four straight home games to open the year for the Rainbow Warriors who also host the 60th Annual OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic, Nov. 6, 8, and 9.\u00a0 UH features a new-look roster this year with a cast of 13 talented newcomers joining returning guards Tanner Cuff<\/a> and Isaiah Kerr<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\u00a0<\/p>\n \nGAME PROMOTIONS<\/p>\n
\nHEAD COACH ERAN GANOTOverall record: 195-127 (13th season) ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDSeattle leads, 7-3 NEWS & NOTES
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\n\tHawaiian Airlines is the game sponsor and will give away 2000 roster cards.
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\nAt Hawai’i: 198-129 (12th season)<\/p>\n
\nIn Honolulu: Tied, 2-2
\nStreak: Hawai’i, 2<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Rainbow Warriors open the regular season at home against Seattle in a meeting of two programs who have each notched 20 or more wins in three of the last four seasons.
\n\tUH is coming off a 24-win season that saw them win the Big West and advance to the NCAAs. Seattle advanced to the second round of the NIT and finished with 21 totals wins last year.
\n\tThis will be the 11th all-time meeting between the teams but first in nearly 37 years. Hawai’i won the last meeting 99-61 on Dec. 4, 1989 in Honolulu.
\n\tUH’s first-ever win against a collegiate opponent came at Seattle in 1948.
\n\tUH welcomes 13 newcomers to its 15-player roster, including seven Division I transfers.
\n\tAmong the newcomers is Houran Dan<\/a>, who began his collegiate career at Seattle in 2024-25 and spent two seasons there.
\n\tThe November 2 regular-season start date is the earliest in program history.
\n\tUH has sported a winning record in eight of the last nine seasons, including 20 or more wins in three of the last four.
\n\tUH’s seven straight winning seasons from 2017-24 was the second -ongest streak in program history.
\n\tHead coach Eran Ganot<\/a> is just two wins shy for 200 in his collegiate career. Ganot has won 195 games at Hawai’i (2015-26) and three games as acting coach at Saint Mary’s (2013-14).
\n\tUH ranked in the top 30 nationally last year in defensive rebounds per game (11th). 3-point FG% defense (12th), FT attempts per game (27th), and FTs made per game (30th).
\n\tTanner Cuff<\/a>, Isaiah Kerr<\/a> and Chance Trujillo<\/a> will serve as team captains. \u00a0
\n\tCuff and Kerr are the only returnees from\u00a0last year’s Big West champion and NCAA Tournament squad, while Trujillo joins UH this year as a transfer from Utah Tech.
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