Hawaii may lose a basketball schollie or more

Having been with the program for 20 years, Bob Nash obviously knew what he was getting into when he took the head coaching position at Hawaii but he needs all the players he can secure in order to continue the rebuilding job. By mid-week next week, Nash will know the status of the scholarship level he has available:

Academics will cost UH scholarships
Dave Reardon
Honolulu Star Bulletin
May 2, 2008

Hawaii will lose athletic scholarships, including one or two in men's basketball, when the NCAA releases its annual Academic Progress Rate numbers Tuesday.

Baseball is also expected to lose a half scholarship, and football might also be affected for a third year in a row, sources told the Star-Bulletin yesterday.

More severe penalties, including postseason bans, can be levied on teams that fall below a score of 900, which represents around a 50 percent graduation rate.

Baseball (904) and men's basketball (913) received APR scores last year that drew warnings. Squad-size adjustments to the rankings kept them from losing scholarships.

If UH loses more than one basketball scholarship, the Rainbow Warriors would have to take one away from someone already on the team. Men's basketball is allowed a total of 12 scholarships.

Coach Bob Nash declined comment.

The Rainbows, who recently signed two recruits, have filled six of seven scholarships available (prior to the APR forfeiture) for next season...

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