The University of Hawai’i basketball team will play former Western Athletic Conference rivals Utah and UNLV as opening opponents in two separate holiday tournaments during the 2018-19 season.
The 2018 tournament brackets for the Wooden Legacy and Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic were announced on Wednesday by ESPN.
The Rainbow Warriors will play Utah in a first-round game of the Wooden Legacy on November 22 (Thanksgiving Day). The Runnin’ Utes finished 23-12 last year and advanced to the championship game of the NIT.
Hawai’i will play three games in three days (November 22, 23 and 24) at the Wooden Legacy, which will take place at a familiar site for the Warriors – Titan Gym on the campus of Cal State Fullerton.