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Vulcans Men's Basketball: 2025-26 Schedule

HILO, Hawai'i – The 2025-26 Hawai'i Hilo Men's Basketball schedule features a home-friendly non-conference slate against tough competition as the Vulcans enter the sixth season under head coach Kaniela Aiona.

The Vulcans' first seven contests will be at home at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium starting with an exhibition on Nov. 5 against Nobel (NCCAA). Hawai'i Hilo will then host the PacWest-GNAC Crossover (Montana State Billings on Nov. 14 and Saint Martin's on Nov. 15) and the Southwest Airlines Big Island Invitational (Cal State Dominguez Hills on Nov. 22 and Cal Poly Pomona on Nov. 23) with additional neutral matches hosting Westmont and UCCS, respectively.

"We're looking forward to getting started," Aiona said. "We've got solid teams coming to the Big Island with a chance for us to play at home in front of our fans and the community. The PacWest season will always present its challenges but we'll be ready to battle with the best."

Hawai'i Hilo won't have a true road contest until the end of December when it travels to the ninth island for the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic at the South Point Arena taking on Rollins (Dec. 20) and Angelo State (Dec. 21).

Home PacWest Conference contests include: HPU (Dec. 4), Chaminade (Dec. 6), Dominican (Jan. 15), Vanguard (Jan. 17), Westmont (Jan. 20), Concordia (Jan. 22), Biola (Jan. 24), Jessup (Feb. 12), Point Loma (Feb. 14), Fresno Pacific (Feb. 17) and Azusa Pacific (Feb. 21).

OTHER NOTES

  • Cal State Dominguez Hills was the 2024-25 NCAA Division II National Championship runner-up.
  • Hawai'i Hilo will play UH Manoa on Dec. 10 at the Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center with the game broadcasted on Spectrum Sports Hawai'i.
  • PacWest Conference Championships six-team postseason tournament will be held March 5-7 in San Diego, California hosted by Point Loma. The Vulcans have qualified for conference postseason play each of the last four seasons.
  • Hawai'i Hilo will once again host the Big Island Holiday Classics in November and December at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. The Vulcans Men's Basketball team will not play in any games this year, but three teams — Midland (NAIA), Nelson (NCCAA), Grace (NAIA) — will play against one another in the December slate.
VULCAN CHALLENGE

Support Hawai'i Hilo Athletics and its student-athletes across 12 sports teams by considering a donation toward our Vulcan Challenge annual fundraiser, running Sept. 16 - Oct. 16. Your generous gift directly supports scholarships, nutritional needs, performance improvement, team apparel, equipment and much more. Support at HiloAthletics.com/VC.

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