He had a strong senior year (averaging 20.5 ppg), earning an All-Pacific West Conference First Team selection, being named to the NABC and D2CCA Second Team All-West Region, taking home all-tournament team honors in the PacWest/GNAC Challenge, the Maui Jim Maui Invitational and the PacWest Tournament and also was Chaminade’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year.Īfter he left CUH, he signed his first professional contract in Germany’s top league and bounced back and forth from England with the Bristol Flyers. 7 for the best 3-point percentage (39.2 percent) over his two years. Goodwin ranks 17th in career scoring list with 993 points and earned a career scoring average of 18.4 ppg, which is sixth-best in school history. Goodwin is a 6-foot-5 senior from Oakland, Calif., who made a stamp on Chaminade basketball over his two years with the Swords. However, there are four players that stand out above the rest as the top in Chaminade history.Ĥ. The Silverswords have continued to outshine many Division II and Division I programs by beating top-ranked teams like the University of Virginia, University of Texas, Providence College and California. The Chaminade University of Honolulu men’s basketball team has produced quality players since its establishment in 1972. Free throws by Avea and Raimo and baskets by Raimo and Hemsley allowed the Rainbows some breathing room and Ganot was eventually able to empty his bench.Who are the best players in Chaminade’s basketball history? UH darted ahead to begin the second half, but Kevin Kremer’s 3-pointer and a bank shot by Kendall Small brought the Silverswords back within 52-51. A 5-for-5 first half by Raimo kept UH ahead - barely - at halftime, 37-35. Sophomore center Dawson Carper turned his 7-foot size into eight points and 14 rebounds as UH won the rebounding battle by 22.įifth-year coach Eran Ganot started Buggs at point guard, Eddie Stansberry at shooting guard, Avea at small forward, Raimo at power forward and Carper at center.įorward Tyler Cartaino, a preseason All-Pacific West Conference selection, led the Silverswords with 26 points on 11-for-21 shooting.Ĭartaino’s lefty tomahawk flush over Raimo earned a raucous cheer from the few dozen Silversword faithful. Senior forward Zigmars Raimo scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and junior wing Samuta Avea added 18 points, carrying the load for a team that did not shoot efficiently from the field or the foul line. The margin would get no smaller than six the rest of the way. It worked for a time, as they took a couple of leads in the first half, and drew within a point with under 14 minutes to go.īut UH went on a 12-2 run, with sophomore forward Justin Hemsley sinking a 3 followed by a layup, plus the foul for a double-digit lead. The smaller, quicker Silverswords looked to trap the bigger, slower Rainbow Warriors, and get out in transition. It was a competitive game between UH and its Division II neighbor most of the way. 8 regular-season opener against Florida A&M. The Hawaii men’s basketball team pulled away late to defeat Chaminade, 83-66, in a preseason exhibition tonight at the Stan Sheriff Center.Ī crowd of 1,445 turned out to see the Rainbow Warriors in a tune-up game a little more than a week before their Nov.
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