Fourteen days, two unscheduled nights in unexpected cities, and three losses

after it started, the University of Hawaii men's basketball team finally

returned home today.

The Rainbow Warriors completed their season last Thursday with a loss to

Boise State in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament at Las Cruces, N.M.

They were stuck in Las Cruces through the weekend due to limited flights,

and were scheduled to return to Honolulu yesterday. However, a five-hour delayed

flight in Dallas prompted the team to miss a connecting flight in Los

Angeles.

The team stayed in Los Angeles last night and returned to Honolulu around

10:45 a.m. today.

The 'Bows also had a canceled flight earlier in the trip, prompting them to

stay overnight in Dallas. They traveled to Las Cruces the next day and

played New Mexico State less than five hours after arriving in the city.

The season-ending road trip started March 3. The 'Bows lost at Louisiana

Tech and New Mexico State to end the regular season. They stayed in Las

Cruces after the New Mexico State game for the WAC Tournament.

All told, Hawaii traveled more than 9,000 miles and stayed in five

different hotels during the trip.

Reach Dayton Morinaga at dmorinaga@honoluluadvertiser.com.