THE GOOD NEWS
Sophomore forward Bill Amis was solid all season and his number increased as the year went on. Amis averaged 8.9 points and a team-high 5.1 rebounds per game during WAC play.

Freshman point guard Kareem Nitoto showed glimpses of being a team leader while filling in for Gibson late in the season. Against UC Riverside on Feb. 23, in his only start of the season, Nitoto scored a career-high 13 points in 29 minutes of play.

THE BAD NEWS
The loss of seven seniors leaves the team looking for answers. A leader, both in terms of on-court production and emotional leadership, will have to emerge in the offseason.

The school announced in March the hiring of a new athletic director, Jim Donovan. One of his primary tasks will be solving the university's $4.9 million athletics deficit.

Nash, who has been with the program for nearly three decades, is in the first year of a three-year deal. It remains unclear how the financial problems of the athletics department could affect the basketball program.

KEY RETURNEES
Forward Bill Amis is the only returning player who started more than once (he started 20 of the team's 30 games). He had a team-high 40 blocked shots and is the team's leading returner in virtually every statistical category, including scoring (8.5 points per game).

ROSTER REPORT

--Injuries forced Matt Gibson to start just 21 of Hawaii's 30 games and he still did it all. Gibson led the team in points scored, assists, steals as well as free throws made and attempted.

His 4.84 assists per game was third best in the WAC, his 1.88 steals per game led the league and his 17.0 points per game was sixth best in the WAC.

--Senior guard Bobby Nash gave his dad, coach Bob Nash, all he had, starting all 30 of the team's games and playing a team-high 35.5 minutes per game. His minutes played per game were fourth most in the WAC.

He was 12th in the league in scoring average (13.9), which was helped greatly by his pinpoint accuracy from the free throw line, where he shot 87.9 percent (second best in the WAC).

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