This is the time of year when college basketball begins to think about the next season, but for Hawaii-Hilo coach GE Coleman, there’s more than fanciful contemplation going on for the 2016-17 season.
Without bringing in a single new player for his third season with the Vulcans, Coleman has supplies stacked on the shelves that haven’t been there in recent years.
For one thing, he has four returning starters, two of them in their fourth year of the program. He also brings back a 16-point-per-game starter who ranks among the best pure shooters in the conference, along with a senior big man who will transform the equation both offensively and defensively for the Vulcans.