Junior guard/forward Aaron Valdes will have a new look for the University of Hawai’i basketball team in the 2015-16 season, and it’s more than just the 10 pounds of muscle he added in the off-season.
Valdes, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder last season, has changed his jersey number to 32. He wore 23 during his redshirt, freshman and sophomore seasons.
The number 32 is a tribute to Larry Arriola, a friend of the Valdes family and one of Aaron’s basketball coaches who passed away several years ago.
“He was my coach in eighth grade,” Valdes said.