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UH Athletics NIL Bill Fails Final Senate Vote
Just one week after conference committee members described SB 3263 as a “win-win situation” for University of Hawai‘i student-athletes, the measure failed to pass final reading in the Hawai‘i State Senate on Friday in a dramatic reversal that effectively halts the latest effort to establish a state-supported NIL framework tied to UH Athletics.
SB 3263 SD2 HD3 CD1 — one of the most closely watched collegiate athletics bills of the 2026 legislative session — failed on final Senate reading by a vote of 11-12, with two senators excused. READ MORE.
Gibson Johnson elevated to associate HC role among handful of Hawai’i coaching moves
The University of Hawai’i announced a smattering of men’s basketball coaching moves on Friday, headlined by the elevation of current assistant coach Gibson Johnson to associate head coach.
After the departures of Brad Davidson (USC) and Rob Jones (Saint Mary’s) from last season’s Big West champion coaching staff left big holes on the bench, the Rainbow Warriors supplemented the coaching cadre by bringing a trio of familiar faces back to the program with Adam Jacobsen, John Montgomery and Noah Allen being added in assistant coaching roles. READ MORE.
Hawai'i Softball Fights Hard, But Falls Twice At Big West Championship
The University of Hawai'i softball team's season came to a heartbreaking conclusion Friday as the Rainbow Wahine dropped both ends of their doubleheader to exit the Big West Championship on Day 3 at Anderson Family Field. First, the Rainbow Wahine lost on a walk-off, two-run home run by top-seeded Cal State Fullerton. Then, a seventh-inning Rainbow rally came up short as the team fell to UC Santa Barbara 8-6 in an elimination game to end the season. READ MORE.
Hazan Honored With NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete Award
University of Hawai'i sophomore Ofeck Hazan was named the recipient of the NCAA Elite Scholar-Athlete award for the 2026 National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship.
Hazan, majoring in finance, currently carries a 4.0 GPA. The sophomore from Zikhron-Ya'akov, Israel was presented with the award during the championship social on Friday, May 8 in Los Angeles, Calif.
Hazan is the second UH student-athlete to receive the Elite Scholar-Athlete (formerly ELITE 90) Award this season after water polo's Gabrielle Doyle was honored last month. In addition, he is the second UH men's volleyball player to claim the award, joining Kāna'i Akana (2022).
UH Men’s basketball: 2026 offseason recruiting/transfer portal tracker
Following the sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and a Big West Championship title, the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team will undergo another major roster overhaul as they graduate six players and get ready to move into a new conference. SEE TRACKER.
