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2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
| 2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball |
|---|
| Big West Conference |
| 24–9 (14–6 Big West) |
| Eran Ganot (11th season) |
| Brad Davidson |
| Rob Jones |
| Gibson Johnson |
| Clay Wilson |
| Stan Sheriff Center(Capacity: 10,300) |
The 2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by eleventh-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the regular season 22–8, 14–6 in Big West play to finish in second place.
The season marked the last as members of the Big West, as the school will join the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2026.
The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2024–25 season 15–16, 7–13 in Big West play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to make the Big West tournament as only the top eight teams qualify.
On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Hawaiʻi was picked to finish third in the conference.
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Irvine | 98 (8) |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 93 (3) |
| 3 | Hawaiʻi | 76 |
| 4 | UC San Diego | 69 |
| 5 | Cal State Northridge | 63 |
| 6 | UC Davis | 58 |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 54 |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 31 |
| 9 | UC Riverside | 26 |
| 10 | Cal State Bakersfield | 20 |
| 11 | Cal State Fullerton | 17 |
| (#) first-place votes |
Source:
| Player | Year | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Gytis Nemeikša | Senior | Forward |
Source:
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2025*7:00 p.m. | Pomona–Pitzer | W 101–51 | – | 18 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Tied | 8 – Cuff | 7 – Cuff | Stan Sheriff Center (1,420)Honolulu, HI | |
| October 26, 2025*5:00 p.m. | Chaminade | W 93–87 | – | 23 – Bullock | 12 – Nemeikša | 6 – Cuff | Stan Sheriff Center (2,025)Honolulu, HI | |
| November 4, 2025*5:30 p.m., BTN | at Oregon | L 59–60 | 0–1 | 13 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (5,627)Eugene, OR | |
| November 9, 2025*8:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | East Texas A&M | W 100–74 | 1–1 | 15 – Tied | 11 – Johnson | 4 – Bullock | Stan Sheriff Center (3,947)Honolulu, HI | |
| November 12, 2025*7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Mississippi Valley State OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic | W 88–56 | 2–1 | 22 – Rouhliadeff | 6 – Tied | 11 – Hunkin-Claytor | Stan Sheriff Center (4,091)Honolulu, HI | |
| November 14, 2025*7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Manhattan OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic | W 86–56 | 3–1 | 25 – Johnson | 11 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,296)Honolulu, HI | |
| November 15, 2025*7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Utah Tech OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic | W 68–62 | 4–1 | 23 – Bullock | 11 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (5,211)Honolulu, HI | |
| November 20, 2025*7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Arizona State | L 76–83 | 4–2 | 23 – Johnson | 9 – Bullock | 3 – Hunkin-Claytor | Stan Sheriff Center (4,782)Honolulu, HI | |
| November 24, 2025*7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Hawaii Pacific | W 88–76 | 5–2 | 16 – Johnson | 8 – Tied | 5 – Hunkin-Claytor | Stan Sheriff Center (4,235)Honolulu, HI | |
| November 28, 2025*7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | North Dakota | W 92–55 | 6–2 | 15 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Erickson | Stan Sheriff Center (4,088)Honolulu, HI | |
| December 4, 20257:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | UC Davis | W 75–69 | 7–2(1–0) | 15 – Bullock | 7 – Johnson | 3 – Bullock | Stan Sheriff Center (4,219)Honolulu, HI | |
| December 6, 20257:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Cal State Fullerton | W 69–59 | 8–2(2–0) | 12 – Tied | 10 – Nemeikša | 4 – Erickson | Stan Sheriff Center (4,374)Honolulu, HI | |
| December 10, 2025*7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Hawaiʻi–Hilo | W 98–46 | 9–2 | 16 – Rouhliadeff | 9 – Rouhliadeff | 5 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (3,851)Honolulu, HI | |
| December 13, 2025*7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UTEP | W 66–61 | 10–2 | 22 – Rouhliadeff | 7 – Rouhliadeff | 4 – Hunkin-Claytor | Stan Sheriff Center (4,694)Honolulu, HI | |
| January 1, 20263:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet | at UC Riverside | W 88–45 | 11–2(3–0) | 18 – Johnson | 9 – Nemeikša | 6 – Hunkin-Claytor | SRC Arena (327)Riverside, CA | |
| January 3, 20265:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | L 73–83 | 11–3(3–1) | 16 – Rouhliadeff | 6 – Nemeikša | 6 – Erickson | LionTree Arena (1,808)La Jolla, CA | |
| January 10, 20267:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | UC Irvine | W 67–66 | 12–3(4–1) | 15 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | 6 – Hunkin-Claytor | Stan Sheriff Center (6,127)Honolulu, HI | |
| January 15, 20265:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal Poly | W 86–66 | 13–3(5–1) | 21 – Nemeikša | 11 – Nemeikša | 5 – Hunkin-Claytor | Mott Athletics Center (2,612)San Luis Obispo, CA | |
| January 17, 20264:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Santa Barbara | L 62–77 | 13–4(5–2) | 13 – Kerr | 6 – Bullock | 3 – Erickson | The Thunderdome (2,589)Santa Barbara, CA | |
| January 22, 20267:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Cal State Bakersfield | W 98–71 | 14–4(6–2) | 17 – Bullock | 12 – Bullock | 3 – Bullock | Stan Sheriff Center (4,555)Honolulu, HI | |
| January 24, 20267:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Cal State Northridge | W 89–68 | 15–4(7–2) | 18 – Johnson | 7 – Tied | 8 – Erickson | Stan Sheriff Center (6,025)Honolulu, HI | |
| January 29, 20266:00 p.m., ESPNU | at UC Irvine | L 76–87 | 15–5(7–3) | 17 – Johnson | 11 – Finlinson | 8 – Erickson | Bren Events Center (2,873)Irvine, CA | |
| January 31, 202611:00 am, Spectrum SportsNet | at Long Beach State | W 89–82 | 16–5(8–3) | 26 – Bullock | 9 – Bullock | 8 – Erickson | Walter Pyramid (1,368)Long Beach, CA | |
| February 7, 20267:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | UC San Diego | W 72–67 | 17–5(9–3) | 20 – Johnson | 10 – Erickson | 6 – Erickson | Stan Sheriff Center (6,171)Honolulu, HI | |
| February 12, 20264:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 89–74 | 18–5(10–3) | 19 – Bullock | 7 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | Icardo Center (226)Bakersfield, CA | |
| February 14, 20263:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Northridge | L 60–84 | 18–6(10–4) | 13 – Finlinson | 7 – Rouhliadeff | 4 – Erickson | The Matadome (445)Northridge, CA | |
| February 19, 20267:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Cal Poly | L 75–86 | 18–7(10–5) | 22 – Bullock | 9 – Bullock | 1 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,547)Honolulu, HI | |
| February 21, 20265:00 p.m., ESPNU | UC Santa Barbara AC Carter Night | W 78–75 | 19–7(11–5) | 21 – Bullock | 7 – Bullock | 1 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (9,246)Honolulu, HI | |
| February 26, 20264:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Davis | W 77–73 | 20–7(12–5) | 16 – Johnson | 6 – Erickson | 6 – Erickson | The Pavilion (1,821)Davis, CA | |
| February 28, 20262:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | W 87–85 | 21–7(13–5) | 27 – Bullock | 8 – Bullock | 4 – Tied | Titan Gym (668)Fullerton, CA | |
| March 5, 20267:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | UC Riverside | W 93–74 | 22–7(14–5) | 19 – Nemeikša | 6 – Bullock | 6 – Erickson | Stan Sheriff Center (4,880)Honolulu, HI | |
| March 7, 20267:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | Long Beach State | L 75–84 | 22–8(14–6) | 23 – Erickson | 8 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (6,512)Honolulu, HI | |
| March 13, 20266:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton Semifinal | W 78–63 | 23–8 | 19 – Johnson | 10 – Rouhliadeff | 5 – Erickson | Lee's Family Forum (2,060)Henderson, NV |
| March 14, 20265:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (1) UC Irvine Finals | W 71–64 | 24–8 | 22 – Johnson | 12 – Rouhliadeff | 8 – Erickson | Lee's Family Forum (3,488)Henderson, NV |
| March 19, 2026*10:25 a.m., TBS | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 14 Arkansas First round | L 78–97 | 24–9 | 21 – Bullock | 8 – Bullock | 6 – Erickson | Moda Center (12,104)Portland, OR |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian. |
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