2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2014–15 record 22–13 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach Benjy Taylor (Interm year)
Assistant coach Senque Carey
Assistant coach Brad Autry
Assistant coach Brandon Loyd
Home arena Stan Sheriff Center
2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UC Davis 14 – 2   .875     25 – 7   .781
UC Irvine † 11 – 5   .688     21 – 13   .618
UC Santa Barbara 11 – 5   .688     19 – 14   .576
Long Beach State 10 – 6   .625     16 – 17   .485
Hawaii 8 – 8   .500     22 – 13   .629
UC Riverside 7 – 9   .438     14 – 17   .452
Cal Poly 6 – 10   .375     13 – 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 4 – 12   .250     9 – 24   .273
Cal State Fullerton 1 – 15   .063     9 – 22   .290
† 2015 Big West Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by interim head coach Benjy Taylor, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center as members of the Big West Conference. On October 28, 2014, Gib Arnold was removed as coach at Hawaii following an NCAA investigation.[1] Assistant Benjy Taylor was named interim head coach. Despite a 22 win season and being the runner up in their conference tournament, the Warriors didn't play in a postseason tournament.

Roster

2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Fleming, IsaacIsaac Fleming style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Academy Wilmington, DE
G 1 Nevels, GarrettGarrett Nevels style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Palisades Charter HS
Mount San Antonio College		 Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Filipovich, NikoNiko Filipovich style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Bishop Montgomery HS Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
G 3 Jawato, BrandonBrandon Jawato style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr El Segundo HS El Segundo, CA
G 5 Bobbitt, RoderickRoderick Bobbitt style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Castro Valley HS
Indian Hills CC		 Oakland, CA
G 10 Enos, DyrbeDyrbe Enos style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama Aiea, HI
G 11 Smith, QuincyQuincy Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Deer Valley HS
City College of San Francisco		 Antioch, CA
F 12 Reyes, SammisSammis Reyes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Fr North Broward Prep Santiago, Chile
G 14 Webster-Chan, NegusNegus Webster-Chan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Huntington Prep
Missouri		 Scarborough, ON
C 15 Jovanovic, StefanStefan Jovanovic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So Bishop Montgomery HS Kraljevo, Serbia
G 21 Stepteau, BrockeBrocke Stepteau style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Dallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, TX
G 23 Valdes, AaronAaron Valdes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) RS So La Serna HS Whittier, CA
G 24 Buscher, ZachZach Buscher style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) Fr ʻIolani School Kailua, HI
F 25 Thomas, MikeMike Thomas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) So El Camino Real HS Woodland Hills, CA
F 33 Jankovic, StafanStafan Jankovic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So Huntington Prep
Missouri		 Mississauga, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2014* Hawaiʻi Pacific W 62–55  Stan Sheriff Center (5,154)
Non-conference games
11/14/2014* Arkansas–Pine Bluff
(Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic)		 W 85–57  1–0 Stan Sheriff Center (5,875)
11/15/2014* Cal State Bakersfield
(Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic)		 W 72–65  2–0 Stan Sheriff Center (6,070)
11/18/2014* High Point
(Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic/ESPN Tip-Off Marathon)		 L 54–62  2–1 Stan Sheriff Center (5,805)
11/19/2014* UH Hilo
(Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round)		 W 89–71  3–1 Stan Sheriff Center (4,599)
11/21/2014* vs. Pittsburgh W 74–70  4–1 Hawaii War Memorial Gym (1,203)
11/24/2014* vs. San Francisco
(Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals)		 L 73–88  4–2 Germain Arena (2,118)
11/25/2014* vs. Marist
(Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round)		 W 62–55  5–2 Germain Arena (240)
11/26/2014* vs. East Carolina
(Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game)		 W 75–73  6–2 Germain Arena (271)
12/02/2014* Delaware State W 75–60  7–2 Stan Sheriff Center (4,745)
12/06/2014* vs. BYU L 70–90  7–3 EnergySolutions Arena (13,623)
12/19/2014* vs. Chaminade W 94–63  8–3 Blaisdell Center (927)
12/22/2014* Nebraska
(Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals)		 W 66–58  9–3 Stan Sheriff Center (8,448)
12/23/2014* #11 Wichita State
(Diamond Head Classic semifinals)		 L 79–80 OT 9–4 Stan Sheriff Center (7,140)
12/25/2014* Colorado
(Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game)		 W 69–66  10–4 Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)
12/29/2014* Southern W 71–57  11–4 Stan Sheriff Center (5,945)
12/30/2014* Prairie View A&M W 76–68  12–4 Stan Sheriff Center (5,144)
01/07/2015 Cal Poly L 57–61 OT 12–5 (0–1) Stan Sheriff Center (6,219)
01/10/2015 Cal State Northridge W 83–68  13–5 (1–1) Stan Sheriff Center (6,805)
01/17/2015 at UC Riverside L 62–66  13–6 (1–2) UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,167)
01/22/2015 UC Davis W 84–76  14–6 (2–2) Stan Sheriff Center (5,739)
01/24/2015 UC Irvine L 72–78  14–7 (2–3) Stan Sheriff Center (8,761)
01/29/2015 at Cal State Northridge W 84–73  15–7 (3–3) Matadome (1,127)
01/31/2015 at Long Beach State L 50–65  15–8 (3–4) Walter Pyramid (3,351)
02/05/2015 at Cal Poly W 59–56  16–8 (4–4) Mott Gym (2,876)
02/07/2015 at UC Santa Barbara L 74–75  16–9 (4–5) The Thunderdome (4,383)
02/12/2015 UC Riverside W 73–52  17–9 (5–5) Stan Sheriff Center (5,715)
02/14/2015 Cal State Fullerton W 81–61  18–9 (6–5) Stan Sheriff Center (7,475)
02/19/2015 at UC Irvine L 60–75  18–10 (6–6) Bren Events Center (1,810)
02/21/2015 at UC Davis L 67–74  18–11 (6–7) The Pavilion (3,657)
02/26/2015 Long Beach State W 78–59  19–11 (7–7) Stan Sheriff Center (6,448)
03/05/2015 UC Santa Barbara L 98-90  19-12 (7-8) Stan Sheriff Center (7,660)
03/07/2015 at Cal State Fullerton W 91-70  20-12 (8-8) Titan Gym (860)
Big West Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Long Beach State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 79-72  21-12 Honda Center (n/a)
03/13/2015 vs. UC Davis
(Semifinals)		 W 65-58  22-12 Honda Center (n/a)
03/14/2015 vs. UC Irvine
(Finals)		 L 58-67  22-13 Honda Center (5,463)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.

References

  1. ↑ "Gib Arnold removed as coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2014.