Warriors respectfully eager to face UCLA in Pauley Pavilion

ANAHEIM, Calif. — None of the current University of Hawai’i men’s basketball players were even born when UCLA won its last NCAA championship in 1995, and Warriors head coach Eran Ganot was born six years after legendary Bruins coach John Wooden retired in 1975.

But the John Wooden Legacy is more than just the name of the tournament UH played three games in last weekend at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gym. It is something that is cemented in college basketball lore across America, probably for eternity.

“Aspiring coaches, anybody involved with basketball, you know about the (UCLA) program — the history and John Wooden,” Ganot said. “It’s just a really storied program, for a lot of reasons. You…