The postman delivered the Hawaii basketball team an 88-56 victory over Mississippi Valley State in the opening round of the Outrigger Rainbow Classic in Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

A crowd of 1,943 saw 6-foot-9 Harry Rouhliadeff play the four and five positions, score 22 points, grab five offensive rebounds and take a turn guarding volume-shooting Michael James.

“He’s been doing that for four years,” said assistant coach Gibson Johnson, who coaches UH’s post players. “He’s our rock. He’s someone we rely on. We ask a lot of him. There’s a reason he’s our senior captain. He’s a stud. He responds to coaching. He does what we ask him to do. If we ask him to play point guard, I’m sure he’d say, ‘Yes, Coach.’ He has the versatility to play both offensively and defensively at the four

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