2007 Division II State Basketball Champions: McKinley Tigers
The McKinley Tigers… Remember the team. They may be the answer to a trivia question one day asking who the first team was to win a Division II State Basketball Championship in Hawaii.
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After finishing in the middle of the pack in the regular season of the OIA White Division, the McKinley Tigers made a strong run in the OIA tournament only to fall in the finals to the Aiea Na Ali’i. That loss, though, would be the last of their 2006-07 season as the Tigers made their way through the inaugural Division II State Basketball Tournament, defeating St. Josephs in the first round, Seabury in the second round and rival Farrington in the semifinals to reach the championship game against the Kohala Cowboys.