RAINBOW PLAYBOOK
NIKE FESTIVAL
Schedule -- At Stan Sheriff Center. Tomorrow: Cal State Northridge vs. Alabama-Birmingham, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Georgia State, 7:37 p.m. Friday: Alabama-Birmingham vs. Georgia State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii vs. Cal State Northridge, 7:37 p.m. Saturday: Cal State Northridge vs. Georgia State, 5 p.m.; Hawaii.vs. Alabama-Birmingham, 7:37 p.m.
Season -- Hawaii: 2-3. Georgia State: 7-1. CS Northridge: 6-3. UAB: 4-3.
Coaches -- Hawaii: Riley Wallace, 14th season at UH, (201-188). Georgia State: Mike Perry (Perry, an assistant, is subbing for Lefty Driesell, who did not make the trip due to surgery. Driesell is the winningest active Division I coach with 740 victories). CS Northridge: Bobby Braswell, 5th season at CS Northridge (69-56). UAB: Murry Bartow, 5th season at UAB (77-55).
Series -- UH is 0-1 vs. Georgia State, 4-1 vs. CS Northridge and 1-3 vs. UAB.
Rainbows starters -- F Nerijus Puida (6-5, Sr; 10.0 ppg, 5.4 apg), F Phil Martin (6-7 Fr.; 5.4 ppg, 1.2 rpg), C Troy Ostler (6-10, Sr.; 17.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg); G Jeep Hilton (5-11, Fr.; 1.8 ppg, 2.8 apg), G Predrag Savovic (6-6, Jr.; 16.0 ppg, 3.8 rpg).
Panthers starters -- F Thomas Terrell (6-7, Jr.; 15.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg), F Bam Campbell (6-5, Jr.; 5.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg), G Shernard Long (6-4, Sr.; 18.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg), G Kevin Morris (6-0, Sr.; 11.4 ppg, 4.5 apg), G Darryl Cooper (6-3, So.; 8.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg).
Matadors starters -- F Jeff Parris (6-5, Sr.; 14.9 ppg, 4.0 rpg), F Joey Busch (6-7, Jr.; 6.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg), C Brian Heinle (6-9, Sr., 18.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg), G John Burrell (6-3, Sr., 13.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg), G Markus Carr (6-1, Jr.; 7.4 ppg, 8.4 apg).
Blazers starters --.F David Walker (6-5, Sr.; 9.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg), F Eric Batchelor (6-7, Jr.; 13.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg), C Igor Nikolic (7-1, Sr.; 6.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg), G P.J. Arnold (6-5, Jr.; 15.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg), G LeAndrew Bass (6-3, Sr.; 16.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg).
On the air -- Radio: Hawaii games live on Rainbow Sports Radio (KCCN 1420-AM) live. Television: Hawaii games live on KFVE (Channel 5). Internet: http//uhathletics.hawaii.edu/Sportslive/listen.html
Tickets -- $7-14 at Sheriff Center, call Ticket Plus at 526-4400 for other outlets.
Dave Reardon, Star-Bulletin
