2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball
Conference Big West Conference
2015–16 record 19–3 (8–1 Big West)
Head coach Eran Ganot (1st year)
Assistant coach Adam Jacobsen (1st year)
Assistant coach Chris Acker (1st year)
Assistant coach John Montgomery (1st year)
Home arena Stan Sheriff Center
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hawaii 8 1   .889     19 3   .864
UC Irvine 7 2   .778     18 7   .720
Long Beach State 7 3   .700     13 12   .520
UC Santa Barbara 5 5   .500     11 12   .478
UC Davis 5 5   .500     10 13   .435
UC Riverside 4 6   .400     13 13   .500
Cal State Northridge 4 6   .400     9 15   .375
Cal State Fullerton 2 8   .200     9 14   .391
Cal Poly 2 8   .200     8 15   .348
2016 Big West Tournament winner
As of February 11, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team will represent the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by first year head coach Eran Ganot, play their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center, and are members of the Big West Conference.

Roster

2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Fleming, IsaacIsaac Fleming 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Wilmington, DE
G 2 Filipovich, NikoNiko Filipovich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Bishop Montgomery HS Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
G 5 Bobbitt, RoderickRoderick Bobbitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Castro Valley HS
Indian Hills CC
Oakland, CA
G 10 Enos, DyrbeDyrbe Enos 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama Aiea, HI
G 11 Smith, QuincyQuincy Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Deer Valley HS
City College of San Francisco
Antioch, CA
G 12 Tummala, SaiSai Tummala 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Brophy Prep
Arizona State
Phoenix, AZ
G 13 Cornelissen, JakobJakob Cornelissen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Melbourne Grammar Melbourne, Australia
C 15 Jovanovic, StefanStefan Jovanovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Kraljevo, Serbia
G 21 Stepteau, BrockeBrocke Stepteau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Dallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, TX
G 22 Drammeh, SheriffSheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 24 Buscher, ZachZach Buscher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr ʻIolani School Kailua, HI
F 25 Thomas, MikeMike Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr El Camino Real HS Woodland Hills, CA
G 32 Valdes, AaronAaron Valdes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr La Serna HS Whittier, CA
F 33 Jankovic, StefanStefan Jankovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Huntington Prep
Missouri
Mississauga, ON
F RS Purchase, JackJack Purchase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Carey Grammar
Auburn University
Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2015*
7:00 PM
Chaminade W 101–96 OT
Stan Sheriff Center (4,680)
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference games
11/13/2015*
7:30 PM, OC Sports
Montana State
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 87–76  1–0
Stan Sheriff Center (6,259)
Honolulu, HI
11/15/2015*
4:30 PM, OC Sports
Coastal Carolina
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 74–63  2–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,271)
Honolulu, HI
11/16/2015*
11:00 PM, ESPN2
Nevada
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 76–75  3–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,471)
Honolulu, HI
11/22/2015*
7:30 PM, OC Sports
Nicholls State W 99–74  4–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,576)
Honolulu, HI
11/28/2015*
3:07 PM, FSSW+
at Texas Tech L 74–82  4–1
United Supermarkets Arena (7,132)
Lubbock, TX
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 75–47  5–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,182)
Honolulu, HI
12/05/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UH–Hilo W 86–67  6–1
Stan Sheriff Center (4,725)
Honolulu, HI
12/12/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Hawai'i Pacific W 83–71  7–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,042)
Honolulu, HI
12/22/2015*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Northern Iowa
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 68–52  8–1
Stan Sheriff Center (8,436)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
#3 Oklahoma
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
L 81–84  8–2
Stan Sheriff Center (7,365)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
Auburn
Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game
W 79–67  9–2
Stan Sheriff Center (7,251)
Honolulu, HI
12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Mississippi Valley State W 77–48  10–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,431)
Honolulu, HI
01/02/2016*
5:30 PM, OC Sports
Howard W 94–59  11–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,043)
Honolulu, HI
Conference games
01/06/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Cal Poly W 86–73  12–2
(1–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,885)
Honolulu, HI
01/09/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Santa Barbara W 65–57  13–2
(2–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,627)
Honolulu, HI
01/14/2016
9:00 PM, ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 80–71  14–2
(3–0)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,596)
Riverside, CA
01/16/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 86–79  15–2
(4–0)
Titan Gym (993)
Fullerton, CA
01/23/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Davis W 78–62  16–2
(5–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,289)
Honolulu
01/30/2016
5:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard
Long Beach State L 64–78  16–3
(5–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu
02/04/2016
9:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara W 76–64  17–3
(9–12)
The Thunderdome (1,722)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/06/2016
5:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard
at Cal Poly W 75–60  18–3
(7–1)
Mott Athletic Center (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/11/2016
8:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Irvine W 74–52  19–3
(8–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,826)
Honolulu, HI
02/13/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Cal State Fullerton   
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
02/18/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge   
Matadome
Northridge, CA
02/20/2016
5:30 PM, 6:00 PM
or 6:30 PM, ESPN3/ESPNU/Prime Ticket
at UC Irvine   
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
02/25/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Riverside   
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
02/27/2016
, ESPN2 Wildcard
Cal State Northridge   
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
03/03/2016
5:00 PM
at UC Davis   
The Pavilion
Davis, CA
03/05/2016
2:00 PM, Prime Ticket
at Long Beach State   
Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA
Big West Tournament
03/10–12/2016
vs.    
Honda Center
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii Aleutian.

References

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