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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Men's sports team of the University of Hawaii
Men's sports team of the University of Hawaii
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team | |||
| name | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball | |||
| logo | Hawaii Warriors logo.svg | |||
| logo_size | 150 | |||
| university | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | |||
| conference | Big West | |||
| (Mountain West in 2026–27) | ||||
| location | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | |||
| coach | Eran Ganot | |||
| tenure | 11th | |||
| arena | Stan Sheriff Center | |||
| capacity | 10,300 | |||
| nickname | Rainbow Warriors | |||
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| NCAAroundof32 | 2016 | |||
| NCAAtourneys | 1972, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2016 | |||
| conference_tournament | 1994, 2001, 2002, 2016 | |||
| conference_season | 1997, 2002, 2016 | |||
| athletic_director | Matt Elliott |
(Mountain West in 2026–27)
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA men's competition (women's sports teams at the school are known as "Rainbow Wahine"). The team currently competes in the Big West Conference after leaving its longtime home of the Western Athletic Conference in July 2012.
The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 2016, with them getting their first NCAA Tournament victory that same year as well. The Rainbow Warriors are coached by Eran Ganot, with former NBA player Patty Mills serving as the team’s general manager.
Season-by-season results
First 21 games Last 6 games First 13 games Last 17 games
Postseason history
NCAA tournament results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5. Number in parentheses is opponent's seed in tournament. The Rainbow Warriors' first tournament appearance with seeds (The NCAA started seeding teams with the 1978 tournament, with the seeding format used today beginning in 1979) was in 1994.
| 2016 | 13 | First Round |
|---|---|---|
| Second Round | (4) No. 23 California | |
| (5) No. 18 Maryland | W 77–66 | |
| L 60–73 |
NIT results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in eight National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 10–8.
CIT results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). They have a combined record of 1–2.
NAIA tournament results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their combined record is 0–1.
| 1949 | First Round | North Dakota | L 53–70 |
|---|
Coaches
| Eran Ganot | 2016–present | 171–118 |
|---|
Notable players
Retired numbers
Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers
The Rainbow Warriors retired their first number in program history on February 15, 2020, honoring number 33 for UH great and coach Bob Nash.
| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | border=0 | color=white}}" | No. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | border=0 | color=white}}" | Player | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | border=0 | color=white}}" | Pos. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | border=0 | color=white}}" | Career | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | border=0 | color=white}}" | No. ret. | Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | border=0 | color=white}}" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Bob Nash | SF | 1970–1972 | 2020 |
All-Americans
- 1971–1972: Bob Nash (Third team – "Basketball News", Honorable Mention – UPI, AP, Universal Sports)
- 1972–1973: Tom Henderson (Honorable Mention – NBA Coaches, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly)
- 1973–1974: Tom Henderson (First Team – Sporting News, NBA Coaches, Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook, Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation) (Second Team – Basketball Weekly, Universal Sports), (Third Team- AP), (Honorable Mention-UPI)
- 1995–1996: Anthony Harris (Honorable Mention – Basketball Weekly)
- 1996–1997: Anthony Carter (Honorable Mention – AP)
- 1997–1998: Anthony Carter (Honorable Mention – AP)
- 2001–2002: Predrag Savović (Honorable Mention – AP)
NBA draft
- 1971: Tom Newell – Round 10 – Phoenix Suns
- 1972: Bob Nash – Round 1 – Detroit Pistons
- 1972: Dwight Holiday – Round 9 – Seattle SuperSonics
- 1973: John Penebacker – Round 13 – Cleveland Cavaliers
- 1974: Tom Henderson – Round 1 – Atlanta Hawks
- 1975: Jimmie Baker – Round 3 – Philadelphia 76ers
- 1975: Victor Kelly – Round 10 – Atlanta Hawks
- 1976: Tom Barker – Round 4 – Atlanta Hawks
- 1981: Aaron Strayhorn – Round 6 – Cleveland Cavaliers
- 1982: Clarence Dickerson – Round 5 – Washington Bullets
- 1989: Reggie Cross – Round 2 – Philadelphia 76ers
NBA free agents
- Anthony Carter
- Trevor Ruffin
- Predrag Savović
NBA champions
- Phil Handy
- Tom Henderson
EuroLeague and international players
- Jared Dillinger
- Carl English
- Isaac Fotu
- Stefan Janković
- Vander Joaquim
- Matt Lojeski
- Sammis Reyes (born 1995), Chilean player who played for the Chilean national basketball team and later switched to American football by the 2020s
- Christian Standhardinger
- Aaron Valdes (born 1993)
- Luc-Arthur Vebobe
- Brandon Jawato
- Akira Jacobs, Team Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Facilities
The Rainbow Warriors play at the 10,300 seat Stan Sheriff Center, which opened in 1994. Originally called the "Special Events Arena" it was renamed in 1998 after Stan Sheriff, the former UH Athletics Director, who had lobbied for its construction. Previously, the team had played from 1964–1994 at the 7,500 seat Neal S. Blaisdell Center (originally the Honolulu International Center) and prior to that at the "Otto "Proc" Klum Gymnasium".
References
References
- Oglesby, Zach. (February 15, 2020). "'Bows denied by top-ranked Anteaters on Bob Nash jersey retirement night". [[Ka Leo O Hawaii]].
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