The University of Hawaii men’s basketball program would be valued at nearly $13.5 million if it were a pro franchise, according to a study for the Wall Street Journal.
That ranks the Rainbow Warriors 111th among 176 NCAA Division I teams.
The annual study by Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, lists teams by what they might be worth on the open market if they could be bought and sold the same as pro franchises. Brewer analyzes revenues and expenses with cash-flow adjustments, risk adjustments and growth projections, WSJ said.
UH’s 2016 valuation was down 2.9 percent from the previous year, when the ’Bows were valued at nearly $14 million.
Kentucky, at $342.6 million, tops the 2016 listings, followed by Louisville ($320.1 million), Indiana ($277.8 million), Duke ($190.2 million) and Kansas ($181.4 million).
UH claims MPSF awards
The University of Hawaii swimming and diving teams claimed seven Mountain Pacific Sports Federation awards.
First-year UH coach Dan Schemmel was named MPSF women’s swimming coach of the year and Mike Brown and Anita Rossing swept the diving co-coach of the year honors.
Sophomore Metin Aydin was named men’s swimmer of the year and sophomore Johan Sandell was the men’s diver of the year. Aydin and Sandell both qualified for the NCAA championships in Indianapolis, Ind., where Aydin set UH records in three events.
Junior Franziska Weidner was named MPSF women’s swimmer of the year and Madison Sthamann was the diver of the year. Weidner is the conference’s first back-to-back swimmer of the year and Sthamann kept the diver of the year award in the UH program for the fifth straight season after winning the 3-meter and platform events. They helped lead the Rainbow Wahine to the MPSF title in February.
HPU splits at Tournament of Champions
The Hawaii Pacific softball team split its first two games of the City of Turlock Tournament of Champions at Pedretti Sports Complex on Friday in Turlock, Calif.
The Sharks (15-15) led No. 2 Humboldt State (22-4) 4-0 in the top of the seventh inning but lost in heartbreaking fashion, 5-4. Consecutive bases loaded errors, followed by a hit batter and a two-run single by Sydney Roberts gave the Jacks the lead for good.
HPU recovered in its second game with a 10-3 rout of Cal State Dominguez Hills. Senior Mari Kajiwara was 3-for-6 for the day with four RBIs.
Chaminade also competed in the tournament, and the Silverswords (5-25) went 0-2 in their first day with a 12-1 loss to Cal State East Bay and a 7-2 loss to No. 15 Cal State Monterey Bay.
