Hawai'i men's basketball assistant coach Gibson Johnson joins Wake up in the Den for Hour No. 2 on this Aloha Friday as we take a trip down memory lane through Johnson's career as a player at UH before starting his coaching career. We also talk about the team roster for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.

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Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku opens the show solo with Paul stuck in traffic, recapping Wednesday night's Hawaii men's basketball alumni game with head coach Eran Ganot's thoughts on the night and what it could be moving forward.

Paul arrives in time for the second segment and on as we hear from former Rainbow Warriors Kamaka Hepa and Samuta Avea on how the event can grow in future years.

Ku brings up some UFC and Boxing with Manny Pacquiao returning to the ring and Max Holloway getting ready for another BMF battle against Dustin Poirier. The first hour closes out with Paul venting about MLB needing to take advantage of the 4th of July as their holiday.

Hour 2 opens with more recapping of the UH MBB alumni game from Wednesday evening before the duo gets into some of the latest buzz regarding the enforcement of NIL rules and their thoughts on Deion Sanders' suggestion for a salary cap in the NCAA.

We close out the day talking some baseball with rumors swirling of another push from MLB owners for a salary cap ahead of the next cycle of CBA negotiations with the MLBPA.

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about the news of Grand Canyon joining the Mountain West Conference one year earlier than expected & the funny reaction from exiting members of the league.

We also chat about the hypothetical of Colt Brennan in the NIL era and if he would stay in Hawaii or be poached by a bigger program after Ku had the discussion with some former Rainbow Warrior athletes.

Hour 2 opens up with the latest in NBA news after the top two picks from the 2022 NBA Draft got max rookie extensions, allowing Ku to celebrate her Orlando Magic with Paolo Banchero signing on for five more years. Paul also gives his thoughts on the Knicks hiring Mike Brown as their next HC.

The rest of the 2nd hour is filled with the duo talking through 2025 over-under win totals for the college football season with UH projected to flirt with a bowl bid and more.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return from an early look at the UH men's basketball team on Monday evening to give their first-blush thoughts on the Warriors' 2025-26 roster in action.

We also start to dive into a recent article from Stephen Tsai of the Star-Advertiser where new Hawaii AD Matt Elliott discussed various pressing topics like the House vs. NCAA settlement, roster limits, TV contracts and much more.

Hour 2 continues Ku & Paul's deep dive into UH athletics director Matt Elliott's answers from an article from the Star-Advertiser's Stephen Tsai. The conversation shifts over to a recent report of Gov. Josh Green making note of a significant sum of money set aside for the Hawaii athletic department.

We also hear what new Hawaii Beach Volleyball head coach Danny Alvarez had to say during his first media availability after being named the fifth head coach in program history on Monday.

Hour 2 gets the crew into some UH conversation as Ku re-hashes her thoughts on the Matt Elliott sit-down conversation that the boys had last week.

We discuss the latest in UH football recruiting as the Arizona-to-islands pipeline continued to grow stronger with another defensive back joining the Braddahhood. 

The day finishes out with some NBA conversation after a three-team trade made waves through social media for the Clippers, Heat and Jazz.

You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei returns from vacation and is flanked by the fellas to discuss their incredibly different but packed weekends.

Ku recaps her time in Europe and shares experiences from the way back in New York and Chicago. Paul talks about a weekend bachelor party he attended across the country before Michael gets the team back on track with a Chace Numata All-Star game recap.

We hear from Game MVP Greyson Osbun (Nevada Commit) after his clutch pitching performance for the Aloha Stars. We also hear from game Defensive MVP, Maui's Nick Nashiwa (Golden West College commit) before closing the first hour.

You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.