The Damien Farias Senior Classic brought together Hawaiʻi’s top high school seniors Sunday at the Clarence T.C. Ching Gym on the campus of Saint Louis School, celebrating the next generation of island basketball talent.

After dropping a game to the Cal Poly Mustangs two days prior, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s basketball team bounced back in a big way, outlasting the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 78–75 in overtime on AC Carter Night. The win secured a three-way tie for first place in the Big West.

Nearly 8,000 fans packed the Stan Sheriff Center at Bank of Hawaiʻi Arena, creating a whiteout atmosphere to honor former Rainbow Warrior guard Anthony Carter. Carter’s No. 23 became just the second jersey retired in program history.

Legendary Hawaiʻi baseball coach Les Murakami was celebrated Friday night at Les Murakami Stadium in recognition of his induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

The pregame ceremony took place ahead of the Rainbow Warriors’ matchup, honoring Murakami’s remarkable career that spanned more than three decades from 1971 to 2000. During that time, he amassed 1,079 victories and transformed the University of Hawaiʻi into a national baseball presence.

The Rainbow Wahine are headed to the postseason.

The University of Hawaiʻi women’s basketball team secured a berth in the Big West Women's Basketball Championship with a 71–54 road win over Cal Poly Mustangs on Thursday night at the Mott Athletics Center. The victory marked Hawaiʻi’s ninth win in its last 10 games and completed a regular-season sweep of the Mustangs.

After the 2025 season, University of Hawai’i Manager Rich Hill needed a catcher. The Rainbow Warriors had lost three catchers, and Hill needed a solid backstop for his pitching staff.. As the recruiting cycle was winding down, he received a call from his former player, Sierra College head coach Ryan Evangelho, who told him he had a catcher just for him: freshman catcher Jake Redding.