There is an elite short list of former University of Hawai’i basketball players who can speak of experiences at the NCAA Tournament.
Several of them got together recently at an informal reunion of players from the 1999-2003 seasons. The last time a UH basketball team earned its way to the “Big Dance” was during back-to-back appearances in the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Tournaments.
Members from those teams who attended the reunion were Mindaugas Burneika, Todd Fields, Ryne Holliday, Phil Martin and Nerijus Puida. Players from previous years attending the reunion included Johnny White and Geremy Robinson.
“We just came from a really good era,” said Martin, a four-year starting forward for the Warriors.