University of Hawai’i men’s basketball seniors Brocke Stepteau, Jack Purchase and Sheriff Drammeh are friends who have come along nicely from faraway places, both literally and figurtively.
And now, in their final season with the Warriors, they have come together as team captains ready to escalate the program from “rebuilding” mode back to championship contenders.
“It’s a big deal, it’s a huge part of the program, something we don’t take lightly,” UH coach Eran Ganot said after Sunday’s practice, in regard to the captain titles bestowed upon the senior trio. “It’s just as important as your jump shot, your defense, things like that.