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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i men's basketball squad will face Hawai'i Pacific in an exhibition contest Wednesday, Nov. 1 at the Stan Sheriff Center. The game will be part of a doubleheader with the Rainbow Wahine, who face UH Hilo at 5:30 p.m. The men's game will follow at 8:00 p.m.This will be the second opportunity for fans to get a look at this year's squad prior to the season, following the team's Green & White Scrimmage on Oct. 22. UH, which returns 10 players and two redshirts from last year, is a little more than a month into preparation for the 2017-18 campaign. Last week, the Big West preseason poll was released with UH picked fifth, the same spot where they finished the regular-season last year.HPU, meanwhile, is coming off one of its best seasons in school history. The Sharks captured the Pac West Conference and advanced to the NCAA Division II regional semifinals, before finishing with a 29-3 mark. Yet similar to UH last year, HPU will deal with heavy attrition with the loss of six seniors and all five starters from last year's team. Among the newcomers on the Sharks' roster this year is former Rainbow Warrior guard Larry Lewis, who appeared in 21 games off the bench for UH last season.This will be the Rainbow Warriors' lone exhibition contest before opening up the regular-season on Friday, Nov. 10 versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic.Hawai'i vs. Hawai'i PacificWednesday, Nov. 18:00 p.m.Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)NoneESPN 1420 AM will carry the game live with Josh Pacheco on the call.HawaiiAthletics.comAll doubleheader seats general admission ($10 - adults; $8 - senior citizens; $5 - youth).