Highlights from the Awards Banquet, Part I

The night started with a proclamation from Mayor Kirk Caldwell declaring it University of Hawai’i Men’s Basketball Day, and it ended with outgoing head coach Benjy Taylor and the 2014-15 Warriors receiving a standing ovation.

The University of Hawai’i Basketball Awards Banquet featured numerous highlights on a night when the program celebrated the surprising 22-13 record that included a run to the championship game of the Big West Conference Tournament.

“We just fought hard every night,” Taylor said. “We came out to play every night and we made history. One thing moving forward moving forward that they’ll never be able to change in the history books is that we’ll always be the…