Former University of Hawai’i at Hilo basketball point guards Mandi Kawaha and Darren Williams are headed to Europe to begin their professional basketball careers.

Kawaha will be joining the Cardiff Met Archers Basketball Club in Wales while Williams is set to join the HydroTruck Radom basketball club in Poland.

Both student-athletes just recently wrapped up their Vulcans careers and graduated this past spring.

Kawaha, who is a Hilo native, graduated from Hawai’i Hilo this past spring with bachelor’s in Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences and Communication after wrapping up a five-season career for the Vulcans. She was a three-time All-PacWest Team selection and set several program records including all-time marks for points (1,485) and assists (438).

In addition to playing basketball, Kawaha will also be coaching and continuing her education by working toward a master’s in Sport Coaching at Cardiff Metropolitan University. The Cardiff Met Archers compete in the Women’s British Basketball League, the top-level women’s basketball league in Great Britain, with the season running from October through April.

After spending time playing in the Drew League this summer, Williams recently announced he would be taking his talents to Poland. The HydroTruck Radom basketball club plays out of I Liga of the Polish Basketball Association with the season running from September through May.

Williams, who is a Rancho Cucamonga, California native and Chaffey College product, was a three-time All-PacWest Team honoree with the Vulcans and graduated this spring with a bachelor of business administration.