The 2017-18 University of Hawai’i basketball team will begin official practices on Friday, September 29.
It will be the first of 30 allowed practices before the regular-season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on November 10. Per NCAA rules, each team can conduct 30 practices over the course of six weeks prior to its first game of the season.
This year’s UH team features 10 returnees and four newcomers (Samuta Avea, Justin Hemsley, Jaaron Stallworth and Brandon Thomas). Among the 10 returnees are two players who redshirted last season — senior forward Mike Thomas and freshman guard Drew Buggs.