Hawaii Sports Radio Network

Big West Asst. Commissioner Dom Drury, CBB Transfer Portal & Basketball Schedules - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 2) | Nov 21, 25

Big West assistant commissioner Dominic Drury continues chatting with Ku & Kyle, diving into the conference point of view of scheduling for basketball and how they look at the impact of the transfer portal.

The hour closes out with Ku & Kyle starting to get back into the UH discussion, looking ahead to the big football game on Friday night against UNLV.

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Hawaii-Arizona State recap, Big West Basketball & Big West Asst. Commissioner Dominic Drury - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 1) | Nov 21, 25

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Kyle recap the Hawaii-Arizona State game from last night while talking about the highlights of the HI-LV After Dark meetup.

Big West assistant commissioner Dominic Drury pops by the cabana, talking about realignment madness from his point of view working in a conference & some of the big upsets in basketball by the Big West to begin the season.

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KC Smurthwaite, Hawaii Uniforms & Mountain West vs Pac-12 Media Deals - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 3) | Nov 20, 25

KC Smurthwaite sticks around to dive into college realignment, media rights for the Mountain West & Pac-12 and some background into merchandise orders for schools, hitting on why the UH bookstore doesn't have men's basketball stuff available.

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MGM's Dan Rush, Hawaii MBB & KC Smurthwaite - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 2) | Nov 20, 25

Hour 2 continues the conversation with VP of Global Sports & Event Sales for MGM Dan Rush, talking about Hawai'i's draw historically in sports before getting into his hopes for the game against UNLV on Friday.

We hear Hawaii men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot's media availability from earlier in the week before Paul Brecht chimes in with what to expect on Thursday night as the Rainbow Warriors take on Arizona State.

Old friend KC Smurthwaite stops by as the hour wraps up, updating the beautiful people on what he's been up to during the fall.

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Mountain West Football, Sports Tourism & MGM's Dan Rush - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 1) | Nov 20, 25

On UNLV-Hawaii eve, Ku & Kyle open the show from the cabana talking about the scenarios that the Mountain West put out on Wednesday for teams contending for a spot in the conference championship game.

Dan Rush, the Vice President of Global Sports & Event Sales for MGM, sits down for the rest of the hour to discuss his job, sports tourism and the growth of UNLV football.

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UNLV Dr. Bo Bernhard, moving Raiders to Las Vegas & being booted from Texas - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 3) | Nov 19, 25

UNLV professor Dr. Bo Bernhard joins Ku & Kyle to close out the day, talking about a range of topics from his family's origin story in Las Vegas to his involvement in the move of the Raiders from Oakland to Sin City.

The conversation shifts towards the islands as Ku & Kyle explore Bernhard's expertise in the Gaming and Economic Development sectors for ways to help Hawai'i benefit from the changing landscape of gambling and sports - the "Fun Economy" growing.

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UNLV's Dr. Michelle Calica Coyner, Hawaii @ UNLV & Dr. Bo Bernhard - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 2) | Nov 19, 25

Hour 2 continues the conversation with UNLV assistant professor-in-residence for the Intercollegiate and Professional Sports Management (IPSM) program Dr. Michelle Calica Coyner, previewing Friday's game between the Rebels and Rainbows from her point of view.

The chat shifts back to the educational side of things as Ku & Kyle explore the depths of the IPSM program and how UNLV is continuing to grow the opportunities for students that want to get involved in sports.

The second hour wraps up with the second guest of the day, UNLV professor of sociology & hospitality and expert on Gaming and Economic Development, Dr. Bo Bernhard joining the show.

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HI - LV After Dark, Hawaii Pacific MBB returns home & UNLV's Dr. Michelle Calica Coyner - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 1) | Nov 19, 25

Ku & Kyle open up the invite for Thursday's HI-LV After Dark event in Las Vegas, a meet-up for UH fans to watch Hawaii men's basketball play Arizona State and prepare for the UNLV-Hawaii football game with a party the night before.

Paul Brecht chimes in from back in the studio, recapping Hawaii Pacific's 88-75 win over St. Martin's from Tuesday night before playing his chat with head coach Jesse Nakanishi following the Sharks home opener.

UNLV assistant professor-in-residence for the Untercollegiate and Professional Sports Management (IPSM) program Michelle Calica Coyner joins the show to close out the first hour, talking about her unconventional background into falling in love with sports events.

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Bears run NFC North, Mountain West OPOY cases & Hawaii QB Micah Alejado - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 3) | Nov 18, 25

Hour 3 rolls on as Ku celebrates her Chicago Bears sitting alone in first place in the NFC North, ahead of Kyle's Green Bay Packers and the defending divisional champion Lions.

We get back into the Hawaii football conversation, hearing from Hawaii QB Micah Alejado ahead of his return to the desert, where the southpaw signal caller spent the majority of his high school football career before heading back home to the islands for college.

The hour finishes up bringing in Paul Brecht to make the case Alejado to become the youngest player to ever win the Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year award & how the redshirt freshman can take firm hold of the award this weekend.

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UNLV HC Dan Mullen, Circa Resorts sights & Mountain West Scenarios - Wake Up in Vegas (Hour 2) | Nov 18, 25

Hour 2 opens with some banter as Ku previews some of the upcoming guests that will join Wake Up in the Den during the week in Las Vegas before giving Kyle the chance to discuss what his takeaways from last week's special session regarding UH athletics were.

We move back into previewing Friday's matchup between the Rainbow Warriors and Rebels, hearing from UNLV HC Dan Mullen and his thoughts about getting a chance to join the storied rivalry between programs.

The hour wraps up with Ku & Kyle going through some of the scenarios about the Mountain West standings that would help Hawaii clinch a spot in the championship game.

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