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University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball head coach Eran Ganot answers a lot of questions from fans about their regular season up to this point and looking ahead to UC Davis and the Big West Tournament.

Dante Collinelli, an NFL draft analyst, talks the upcoming NFL Draft and why he is higher on Justin Fields than Zach Wilson, contrary to most mock drafts so far. Scott Marsh, UC-Davis play-by-play announcer, talks the upcoming matchup between the Mustangs and the Rainbow Warriors this weekend for the final series of the regular season. Laura Beeman, head coach of the women's basketball team, joins us to talk about their final home series this season, and the resilience of her Rainbow Wahine this season.

The animals come on this first of MArch 2021 with a lot to talk about, including big wins for the Rainbow Warriors and Wahine in all sports. UH baseball head coach Mike Trapasso joins the show to talk about the team's weekend at Arizona State and what that series could do to help the Bows moving forward. Also, Kawika Hallums from Spectrum Sports talks about the big sweep of Long Beach for the UH Men's basketball team. And John Gasaway from ESPN talks about College basketball because we are in March so the madness will begin.

Ben Fennell, NFL Draft producer at NFL Network, talks the upcoming NFL Draft and the issues that come without holding an in-person combine this year, and who he thinks won't back up their hype. Tara Sullivan from the Boston Globe talks New England Patriots news, as the team is coming off one of its worst years in recent history. Jay Jaffe of FanGraphs talks the upcoming MLB season, and what his opinions are on the topic of fans in the stands.

A fixture in the Hawaii basketball program for more than two decades, former assistant coach Jackson Wheeler left a indelible impression with just about everyone he came across -- players, fellow staffers, media members, you name it. With his ability to relate to a broad cross section of people and tell-it-like-it-is style, he was invaluable in bringing in some of the top talent on some of the top teams in the 1990s and 2000s. Meanwhile, the 2020-21 Rainbow Warriors battle to rise above the dreaded play-in round of the conference tournament.

The animals close out this week talking about a lot of local news, including the Hawaii Pacific women's basketball team being on a 36 game winning stream, so head coach Reid Takatsuka joins the show to talk about their season. Also, Larry Beil from KGO TV in San Francisco talks about the Bay Area sports, and Paul Gutierrez from ESPN NFL nation talks about the Las Vegas Raiders and the draft

Rainbow Wahine Basketball takes the spotlight on this week's episode! Olivia Davies is a redshirt freshman guard who is averaging 6.2 points and 2.4 rebounds a game for the Rainbow Wahine, while Kelsie Imai is a true freshman out of Waiakea High School.

Bobby takes you through your Aloha #HDayFriday workday with the Utah Jazz leading the NBA, UH baseball opening their season today at Arizona State, the trade values for both Deshaun Watson and Dak Prescott and is there a possible MLB lockout coming? Buy or sell is featured and a lot of discussion in regards to the final UH men's basketball home series as they take on Long Beach State.

On today's show:

-Rob Guerrera, 49ers/NFL podcast host and producer for SB Nation NFL: discusses the differences in how General Managers around the league talk about picks and personnel, what his 2021 outlook of NFC West looks like, who would be a dream fit in the 49ers offense and did the Rams overpay for Matthew Stafford?

-Bob Coolen, UH softball head coach: shares his excitement about the season starting this weekend with four exhibitions against Chaminade and just how he plans to utilize his roster for those games, how mindful his players are of the new protocols and just how anxious and eager the team is to get on the field and makeup for last season's shutdown. What Coach's pitching staff and lineup looks like is also discussed.

-Chris Gerlufsen, UH men's basketball assistant coach: has the scout for Long Beach State this week and gives us a preview of what to expect this weekend from The Beach, as well as an update to Justin Webster's status, and just how important these final four games of the conference season are in terms of seeding for the conference tournament.

Plus, buy or sell returns.

Artie continues your Aloha #HDayFriday sports discussion with a lot of talk on this weekend's home series finale for UH men's basketball as they take on Long Beach State.

Joining Artie today:

-Kanoa Leahey, Spectrum Sports play-by-play voice of UH men's basketball, gives us his thoughts on the senior weekend for UH. From the ebbs and flows of the Rainbow Warriors' offense, to the injury issues and COVID-19 shutdowns for Long Beach State, to the development of Casdon Jardine's game, Artie and Kanoa discuss it all. Both are also impressed with the veteran backcourts within the Big West Conference.

There's even some discussion from the guys as to which NBA All-Star reserve they'd select to replace a starter, which team they'd pick to win and a change to the wardrobe for these two for Saturday night's Senior night contest.

UH Men's Volleyball head coach Charlie Wade joins Josh Pacheco for a post game interview to talk about the game and the season overall after starting off 4-0 for the season.