Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Last season, Hawaii won the Big West championship with a school record 28-6 mark but was picked to finish eighth out of 10 teams in the preseason media poll — so much for past production carrying any weight.
That’s when happens when all five starters depart. Actually, Mike Thomas, who started all 34 games last year, is back but the senior forward will redshirt after suffering an offseason wrist injury.
Last season, UH produced its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, a 77-68 victory over California. The ‘Bows are 1-5 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. It was Hawaii’s first tourney appearance since 2002, when the program was with the Western Athletic Conference.