UH Men’s Volleyball

By: Tiff Wells – ESPN Honolulu’s Hawaii Men’s Volleyball Play-by-Play 1 – Tone Set Early. Against a first-time opponent playing the sport in just its second year, how would Hawai`i respond coming off its final bye week of the regular season? Without Spyros Chakas for the first match due to load management, the offense didn’t […]

By: Tiff Wells 1 – Shakas For Chakas. A week after sitting out due to load management, floor captain Spyros Chakas was back in the lineup for the huge early season test against fifth-ranked Stanford. Night one for the Greek featured a 15 kill on 30 swing performance with just four hitting errors to help […]

We got ourselves another special episode of the “Student Section” show of the year at AutoSource featuring FOUR amazing athletes: Hawai’i Men’s Volleyball’s Keoni Thiim and Louis Sakanoko. Joining them are Punahou multi-sport athletes Dillon Kellner and Evan Porter. Mahalo to Autosource Hawaii and Raising Cane’s!

By: Tiff Wells 1 – Load Management…No Problem. In the series against Tusculum where both of UH’s pin hitters (Spyros Chakas and Chaz Galloway) did not play, Head Coach Charlie Wade elected to give more court time to Louis Sakanoko and Keoni Thiim as that combo was the starting left side hitters. Night one featured […]

By: Tiff Wells 1 – Road Warriors. The road can be a tricky aspect of the season, especially when it brings you to an unfamiliar place (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and one where you had been just once before (Muncie, Ind.). While UH did drop the opening set of the road-trip (25-22 on night one at […]

By: Tiff Wells 1 – Bonjour Louis! If you had heard Coach Wade during our Call the Coach this past Tuesday (next one is Jan. 30, 6:30 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday Moanalua), he had mentioned of a few players he wanted to give some court time to. One of them was freshman Louis Sakanoko. A […]

By: Tiff Wells 1 – Energizer `Eleu. Farrington High alum `Eleu Choy stepped in as the libero for the All-American Brett Sheward and delivered on both nights. Seven digs in the first set on night one, Choy finished the win with a career-high 15 digs and five assists. On night two, Choy finished with seven […]

Tickets for individual matches of the 2024 University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warrior Volleyball season are currently available for purchase. You can buy tickets at www.etickethawaii.com or visit the box office at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center (open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Season tickets are still on sale, starting at […]

Sistahhood Grindz and Giovanni Pastrami recently organized a valuable career development event for the University of Hawai’i Wahine volleyball team. In this initiative, they connected professionals from various fields with the players to guide them in exploring potential career paths. This marks the second phase of their program, where they have extended their focus beyond […]

Hawaii Men’s Volleyball super-fan Peyton Tapec interviews serving specialist and outside hitter Keoni Thiim! Little Keiki Ask Big Questions, presented by Kamaʻaina Kids, is an original ESPN Honolulu series where keiki interview high school, college, and professional athletes! Mahalo to Hardware Hawaii and Young’s Fish Market for sponsoring this series! LKABQ is filmed in Kaeo […]