In these urgent times when many are looking for a protective shot in the arm, University of Hawai’i redshirt junior Justin Hemsley is apparently providing the Warrior men’s basketball team with a much-needed vaccine for sluggish play.
Hemsley, a 6-foot-6 combo forward from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., played mostly a support role his first two seasons in Manoa but nonetheless has shown an uncanny ability to provide a spark off the bench just when his team needs it most. That was evident again in last Saturday’s 89-66 victory over visiting UH-Hilo, when he helped the Warriors stave off a couple of rallies by the upset-minded Vulcans and ignited an early second-half surge that allowed them to…
