At the end, basketball at the University of Hawaii feels like it reached a new beginning, 103 years after it started.
There are any number of reasons to question why it took so long, but the more significant point is that the Rainbows, after a couple minutes of sloppy play cost them a lead and then the game, 73-60 against Maryland in the NCAA tournament, may have just experienced a promising rebirth.
The opportunity to make the most of the Oahu environment, to make the basketball program a desired environment, not just for tourists — they’ll always come here — but for highly regarded high school players may have finally arrived.