The foundation to build upon has been established early for the University of Hawai’i basketball team. A 2-1 start to the 2022-23 season has the Rainbow Warriors looking excitedly at the remainder of the schedule.
The Rainbow Warriors opened the season with three games in four days. After convincing victories over Mississippi Valley State and Eastern Washington, the Warriors dropped a 62-59 overtime heartbreaker to Yale in the championship game of the Outrigger Rainbow Classic.
Based on the three-game sample, the Warriors are putting up elite defensive numbers. Opponents are averaging just 55.