The indefinite suspension of "Little Matt" Gibson from the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team is still just that.

"When I said it was indefinite, I was serious about it," Hawai'i head coach Riley Wallace said. "Until I feel comfortable with it, he won't be back."

Gibson, a 6-foot-5 junior guard, was suspended from the team prior to Saturday's 82-64 victory over Saint Louis for what Wallace described as "conduct detrimental to the team."

The Rainbow Warriors practiced yesterday for the first time since Saturday's game, and Gibson was not present.

"He said he wants to come back, but it's a situation where I still want to help him grow as a person," Wallace said. "Taking him back just like that is not going to help him grow."

Gibson has not been satisfied with his playing time this season, and exchanged angry words with the Hawai'i coaches during a practice last week.

"What went on could have been avoided," junior guard John Wilder said. "He apologized and told us he wants to come back, and we want him back. We miss Little Matt. He's a good player. But if he's not here, somebody else has to take his place."

Wilder's playing time should see the most significant increase in Gibson's absence.

"I'm willing to step up for this team," Wilder said. "I feel like I'm still learning a lot of things, but it's starting to come natural. The more time I can get on the court, the better I'll be."

Wallace said freshmen Hiram Thompson and Dominic Waters could also get more playing time during Gibson's suspension.

Gibson led the team in scoring last season with 13.0 points per game. He averaged 4.5 points in 16 minutes per game in the first two games this season.

He was a starter for most of last season, but has been the first guard off the bench this season.

REVENGE GAME IS NEXT

The 'Bows will get a chance to avenge their only loss of this season when they host UNLV on Tuesday.

The Runnin' Rebels beat Hawai'i, 67-61, last Tuesday at Las Vegas.

"We have one week to work on stuff and we'll need it," Wallace said. "(The Rebels) really took us out of our offense at their place, so we have to make sure we don't let it happen again."

SHOOTING WITH SUCCESS

New recruits Ahmet Gueye and Matt Lojeski have shot their way into the early national statistics.

Gueye, a 6-7 forward, leads the Western Athletic Conference and ranks eighth in NCAA Division I with a 76.9 field-goal percentage. He is 20 for 26 from the field.

Lojeski, a 6-6 shooting guard, leads the WAC and is fifth in NCAA-I with a 70.6 percentage from 3-point range. He is 12 for 17 from long range.

"I think it's about realizing what a good shot is and what a bad shot is," Lojeski said. "And my confidence is high right now. It's probably unrealistic to keep up that pace, but I want to keep taking good shots and making them, hopefully."

GREEN & WHITE NIGHT

Tuesday's game against UNLV is being promoted as "Green & White Night" by the UH athletic department.

The goal is to have half of the fans in the Stan Sheriff Center dressed in green shirts, and the other half in white.

To view a map of the scheme, visit www.hawaiiathletics.com.

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