You can count on two fingers the number of times the University of Hawai’i basketball team has upset a top-five ranked opponent.
• December 30, 1997: Hawai’i 76 No. 2 Kansas 65
• November 19, 2005: Hawai’i 84, No. 4 Michigan State 62
The opportunity for a historic victory number three comes this Friday, when the Warriors host No. 5 North Carolina at the Stan Sheriff Center.
It will mark the 20th time in UH basketball history that the Warriors will face an opponent ranked in the top five of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.