The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team will run it back with last season’s leading scorer.

Gytis Nemeiksa, a 6-foot-8, 220-pound forward, received an NCAA waiver that will allow him to play for the Rainbow Warriors as a plus-season senior.

“It feels good to come back for one more season,” Nemeiksa told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

After transferring from Xavier in August 2024, Nemeiksa played in all 31 games last season, starting 14. He averaged a team-best 12.3 points per game on 48.8% shooting. He also was second in made 3-point shots (32), rebounding (5.6 per game) and blocks (16). He had six games of 20-plus points, including 25 points and 11 rebounds against Oakland in the third-place game of the Diamond Head Classic.

Nemeiksa was among the players celebrated during UH’s

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