The University of Hawai’i basketball team will be in Japan for a goodwill tour from August 9-19. The trip will include four exhibition games, and stops in five different cities – Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Nagoya and Chiba.
The four exhibition games are scheduled for August 11 (vs. Tokyo Samurai), August 14 (vs. FE Nagoya), August 16 (vs. Kyoto Hannaryz) and August 19 (vs. Tokai University).
Per NCAA rules, NCAA Division I programs are allowed to take an international trip every four years. The Rainbow Warriors had a successful tour of Australia in 2018.
Also per NCAA rules, teams that schedule an international trip are granted 10 extra practice sessions to prepare for the trip.