I'd say it's about 20 percent who are athletes and 80 percent students who see this as a good opportunity to compete. To some, this is like their sport.

There are about 80 students from Hawaii on campus. I think a lot of Hawaii's athletes. I think some NCAA schools ignore them. We don't ignore them.

The BCA Invitational is a tremendous opportunity for our student-athletes to take part in. Playing more of a national schedule this year allows our program to gain some exposure and visibility, which not only helps our current players, but paves the way for recruiting efforts down the road.

I was honored to have the opportunity to spend two solid days competing with these outstanding athletes. I was definitely the rookie, but know that I gained invaluable experience in the art of competing while pitted against such experienced competitors.

I am constantly asked by members of the community, by students, by athletes, by chairmen, if we can please review or reinvestigate the Archbishop Wood-William Tennant Thanksgiving Day game.

This is a very intelligent group academically. Most of them are superior honor students as well as being good athletes. They are self-motivated. They don't just practice with the team but they practice on weekends.