The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team will play a 20-game home schedule in the upcoming 2009-'10 season, UH announced today.

UH will open its season with exhibition games against UH-Hilo (Oct. 30) and Brigham Young University-Hawai'i (Nov. 5) at the Stan Sheriff Center.
Its regular season begins with the retooled Rainbow Classic Nov. 13-16 and games with Southern Utah, McNeese State and Northern Colorado.
The formerly eight-team Rainbow Classic will be a four-team tournament.
Its December slot will be taken by the ESPN-owned Diamond Head Classic, Dec. 22-23 and 25.
The home non-conference schedule includes Brigham Young (Nov. 20), New Mexico (Nov. 27) and Northwestern State (Dec. 28).

UH will again host a BracketBusters game this season, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 20.

UH SCHEDULE

Oct. 30 UH Hilo (Exhibition) SSC TBA
Nov. 5 BYU-Hawai'i (Exhibition) SSC TBA

Rainbow Classic (Honolulu)
Nov. 13 Southern Utah SSC TBA
Nov. 15 McNeese State SSC TBA
Nov. 16 Northern Colorado SSC TBA

Nov. 20 Brigham Young SSC TBA
Nov. 27 New Mexico SSC TBA
Dec. 2 at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. TBA
Dec. 6 Lamar SSC TBA
Dec. 12 Chicago State SSC TBA

ESPN Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu) SSC TBA
Dec. 22-23, 25 USC, UNLV, St. Mary’s, SMU, Charleston, Western Michigan,
Northeastern, Hawai‘i

Dec. 28 Northwestern State SSC TBA

Jan. 2 Idaho* SSC TBA
Jan. 4 Boise State* SSC TBA
Jan. 9 at Utah State* Logan, Utah TBA
Jan. 11 at Fresno State* Fresno, Calif. TBA
Jan. 17 San Jose State* SSC TBA
Jan. 21 New Mexico State* SSC TBA
Jan. 23 Louisiana Tech* SSC TBA
Jan. 28 at San Jose State* San Jose, Calif. TBA
Jan. 30 at Nevada* Reno, Nev. TBA
Feb. 6 Fresno State* SSC TBA
Feb. 13 at Louisiana Tech* Ruston, La. TBA
Feb. 15 at New Mexico State* Las Cruces, N.M. TBA
Feb. 20 ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday SSC TBA
Feb. 25 Utah State* SSC TBA
Feb. 27 Nevada* SSC TBA
Mar. 4 at Boise State* Boise, Idaho TBA
Mar. 6 at Idaho* Moscow, Idaho TBA

Mar. 9-13 WAC Tournament Reno, Nev. TBA
Mar. 18-21 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBA TBA
Mar. 25-28 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
Apr. 3 & 5 NCAA Final Four Indianapolis, Ind. TBA