Perseverance can make up for some shortcomings. Gibson Johnson is proof of that with the University of Hawai’i basketball team.
Undersized but undeterred, Johnson has fulfilled a needed role as the starting center for the Rainbow Warriors for the past two seasons. His final two home games in a Hawai’i uniform will take place this week.
The Warriors will host Long Beach State on Thursday, and then Johnson and fellow senior Mike Thomas will be honored on “Senior Night” Saturday, when the team hosts UC Irvine. Both games are scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center.