{"id":182616,"date":"2023-08-30T14:35:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T00:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=182616"},"modified":"2023-08-30T14:35:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T00:35:08","slug":"manoa-maui-strong-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/30\/manoa-maui-strong-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa men\u2019s basketball hosts St Mary\u2019s in exhibition game for Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> and St Mary’s College<\/a> men’s basketball programs will play a charity exhibition game on October 20, at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center. The game will serve as a way to help those impacted by the Maui wildfires.<\/p>\n

The two basketball programs look to do their part in supporting victims of a natural disaster that has so far taken 115 lives and destroyed thousands of structures, the majority of which were residential.<\/p>\n

“It’s hard to put into words how we are all feeling for Maui and its tremendous community,” UH<\/abbr> Mānoa men\u02bbs basketball<\/a> head coach Eran Ganot said. “The devastation of the nation’s worst wildfire in more than 100 years has hit us all, near and far. Beyond our immediate thoughts and prayers, it has left us searching for ways we can help. We are pleased to announce this exhibition game as a way to support our friends and families on Maui.<\/p>\n

“I want to thank St Mary’s College, Head Coach Randy Bennett, everyone here at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and all those involved as we come together for a vital cause. It’s been inspiring to see the full power of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and our people during this tragedy. We encourage all to continue to find ways to support.”<\/p>\n

The meeting will serve as a reunion of sorts for two coaches with a close bond. Bennett gave Ganot his first collegiate coaching job 20 years ago as a volunteer assistant at St Mary’s. This will be the first time the two coaches will square off against each other.<\/p>\n

“It’s always an excellent opportunity to take on a quality opponent like the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in exhibition play, but this adds an extra bonus for our team to help those in need,” Bennett said.<\/p>\n

More details regarding the charity exhibition, including ticket information, will be provided in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The two men\u2019s basketball programs will hold an exhibition game on October 20 to give back to those affected by the Maui wildfires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,1597,9,550],"class_list":["post-182616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-maui-wildfires","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t