If the University of Hawai’i basketball team wants to make a name for itself nationally at the upcoming Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, it now has an opportunity to upset the team that now known nationally as the upset specialists.
Northern Iowa, the Warriors’ opening night opponent for the Diamond Head Classic, is arriving in Honolulu fresh off an upset of No. 5 Iowa State on Saturday. It was the Panthers’ second victory over a top-five team this season. Last month, they knocked off then-No. 1 North Carolina.
Despite the two huge victories, the Panthers are unranked with a 7-3 record.