HONOLULU — A longstanding piece of Hawaii men’s basketball lore, the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic, will not be included in the still-to-be-released 2023-24 nonconference schedule, Spectrum News has learned.
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Difficulties getting three visiting teams to all agree to play each other in the four-team round-robin event were behind its scuttling this year, sources said
It’s believed the event known as “The Rainbow” has been the holdup with UH’s nonconference schedule
Since the introduction of the nationally televised Diamond Head Classic in 2009, the Rainbow Classic has been set annually at the start of UH seasons in November
UH could make up the loss of the Rainbow with two or three stand-alone games, possibly near the start of the season. The national start of the college basketball season is Nov. 6 and indications were UH could open on Nov. 7 or 8 against a to-be-announced opponent
Difficulties getting three visiting teams to all agree to play each other in the four-team round-robin event were behind its scuttling this year, sources said.
