Continuing the tradition that started in 2002, BYU–Hawaii welcomes basketball teams from New Zealand, Tahiti, China and Hawaii Pacific University for the Asia-Pacific Tournament held on campus this week. Meant to be a friendly competition, this tournament is part of the preseason games for the Seasiders and does not count for their season record. The tournament originally started as a way to strengthen relationships within the BYU–Hawaii target area. By inviting teams from the Asia-Pacific region, students attending BYU–Hawaii can come support teams from their home countries.
After the first day of games, the BYU¬–Hawaii men’s team beat Ningbo University of China 90-58, with every Seasider on the roster playing. The Auckland University of Technology women’s team lost 55-52 to the Tahiti women’s team and the New Zealand Maori men’s team beat Tahiti 101-67.
The second day of play included the opening of the exhibition season for the Lady Seasiders. BYU–Hawaii was able to beat the Tahiti women’s team 96-68. The New Zealand Maori won 102-70 against Ningbo University and Hawaii Select beat Tahiti 94-50.
The schedule of games for today, Friday, November 9, include: The Lady Seasiders versus the Auckland University of Technology at 4 PM. The Ningbo University men’s team will play Hawaii Select at 6 PM, in the Old Gym. Hawaii Pacific University men’s team will play Tahiti at 6 PM in the CAC. Lastly, the BYU–Hawaii men’s team will play the New Zealand Maori at 8 PM. Daily tickets can be purchased at the door for $5 and include all three games. Season ticket holders get free admission and BYU–Hawaii students get in free with their current ID. All games are held in the Cannon Activities Center.