{
  "id": 10980956,
  "title": "UH hoops to play 8 national TV games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/uh-hoops-to-play-8-national-tv-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T16:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/uh-hoops-play-8-national-160700301.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The University of Hawaii men's basketball team has unveiled its full schedule for the inaugural season in the Mountain West Conference, which includes an impressive 11 nonconference games and eight nationally televised conference matches. Their opening exhibition game is set for October 25 against Hawaii Pacific, while their regular season kicks off against Seattle on November 2 at the Stan Sheriff Center. The RedHawks have maintained a winning record of 20 or more games in three of their previous four seasons. The 60th Outrigger Rainbow Classic, the longest-running tournament in the nation, will see Utah, UT Arlington, and Portland in action on November 6, 8, and 9. Following the tournament, the team will face Washington State in a neutral site game on November 18. They will also play a game against former Big West rival UC Irvine on December 20 at Bankoh Arena. The Rainbows will commence their Mountain West Conference season on the road with matches against San Jose State, UC Davis, and Nevada. Their first home games in the MWC will be against Air Force and Wyoming. The eight nationally televised games are scheduled for Nevada (January 8 on FS1), Grand Canyon (January 20 on CW), UNLV (January 23 on FS1), New Mexico (January 26 on FS1), Wyoming (February 13 on CW), Nevada (February 20 on CW), New Mexico (February 24 on CW), and Grand Canyon (March 3 on FS1). With 13 newcomers joining the squad, guards Tanner Cuff and Isaiah Kerr are returning from last year's 24-win NCAA Tournament team. Season tickets for the basketball season are now available for purchase through etickethawaii.com or at the Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center box office, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.",
  "summary": "The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team announced its full schedule on Tuesday, featuring an 11-game nonconference games and eight nationally televised conference games in the program’s inaugural season in the Mountain West Conference. UH will play an exhibition against Hawaii Pacific on Oct. 25, with its regular season tipping off against Seattle on Nov. 2 at Bankoh Arena at Stan ...",
  "key_points": [
    "University of Hawaii basketball team joins Mountain West Conference",
    "Eight nationally televised games scheduled in inaugural season",
    "Opening game against Hawaii Pacific on October 25"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}