Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | |||
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University | University of Hawaii at MΔnoa | ||
Head coach | Eran Ganot (3rd season) | ||
Conference | Big West | ||
Location | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
Arena |
Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300) | ||
Nickname | Rainbow Warriors | ||
Colors |
Green, Black, Silver, and White[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
2016 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1972, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2016 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1994, 2001, 2002, 2016 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1997, 2002, 2016 |
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents the University of Hawaii at Manoa 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.
Season-by-season results
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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1912β13 | No Coach | 6β1 | β | β | |||||
1914β15 | No Coach | 3β4 | β | β | |||||
1915β16 | No Coach | 4β1 | β | β | |||||
Dave Crawford (1918β1919) | |||||||||
1918β19 | Dave Crawford | 2β5 | β | β | |||||
Dave Crawford: | 2β5 | β | |||||||
Edward Williford (1919β1920) | |||||||||
1919β20 | Edward Williford | 2β5 | β | β | |||||
Edward Williford: | 2β5 | β | |||||||
Otto Klum (1921β1923) | |||||||||
1921β22 | Otto Klum | 11β5 | β | β | |||||
1922β23 | Otto Klum | 2β3 | β | β | |||||
Otto Klum: | 13β8 | β | |||||||
Charles Jones (1923β1926) | |||||||||
1923β24 | Charles Jones | 3β4 | β | β | |||||
1924β25 | Charles Jones | 7β3 | β | β | |||||
1925β26 | Charles Jones | 2β4 | β | β | |||||
Charles Jones: | 12β11 | β | |||||||
Leslie Harrison (1926β1929) | |||||||||
1926β27 | Leslie Harrison | 6β2 | β | β | |||||
1927β28 | Leslie Harrison | 3β4 | β | β | |||||
1928β29 | Leslie Harrison | 3β4 | β | β | |||||
Leslie Harrison: | 12β10 | β | |||||||
Claude Swann (1929β1930) | |||||||||
1929β30 | Claude Swann | 3β4 | β | β | |||||
Claude Swann: | 3β4 | β | |||||||
Eugene Gill (1930β1941) | |||||||||
1930β31 | Eugene Gill | 8β0 | β | β | |||||
1931β32 | Eugene Gill | 9β0 | β | β | |||||
1932β33 | Eugene Gill | 11β5 | β | β | |||||
1933β34 | Eugene Gill | 2β4 | β | β | |||||
1934β35 | Eugene Gill | 8β3 | β | β | |||||
1935β36 | Eugene Gill | 8β7 | β | β | |||||
1936β37 | Eugene Gill | 9β3 | β | β | |||||
1937β38 | Eugene Gill | 5β9 | β | β | |||||
1938β39 | Eugene Gill | 7β6 | β | β | |||||
1939β40 | Eugene Gill | 10β4 | β | β | |||||
1940β41 | Eugene Gill | 11β6 | β | β | |||||
Eugene Gill: | 88β47 | β | |||||||
Bert Chan Wa (1941β1947) | |||||||||
1941β42 | Bert Chan Wa | 3β5 | β | β | |||||
1946β47 | Bert Chan Wa | 9β8 | β | β | |||||
Bert Chan Wa: | 12β13 | β | |||||||
Art Gallon (1947β1951) | |||||||||
1947β48 | Art Gallon | 23β3 | β | β | |||||
1948β49 | Art Gallon | 21β6 | β | β | NAIA 1st Round | ||||
1949β50 | Art Gallon | 22β17 | β | β | |||||
1950β51 | Art Gallon | 16β11 | β | β | |||||
Art Gallon: | 83β37 | β | |||||||
Al Saake (1951β1954) | |||||||||
1951β52 | Al Saake | 7β11 | β | β | |||||
1952β53 | Al Saake | 12β15 | β | β | |||||
1953β54 | Al Saake | 13β17 | β | β | |||||
Al Saake: | 32β43 | β | |||||||
Ah Chew Goo (1954β1957) | |||||||||
1954β55 | Ah Chew Goo | 5β16 | β | β | |||||
1955β56 | Ah Chew Goo | 14β12 | β | β | |||||
1956β57 | Ah Chew Goo | 12β18 | β | β | |||||
Ah Chew Goo: | 31β46 | β | |||||||
Al Saake (1957β1963) | |||||||||
1957β58 | Al Saake | 9β11 | β | β | |||||
1958β59 | Al Saake | 12β12 | β | β | |||||
1959β60 | Al Saake | 9β18 | β | β | |||||
1960β61 | Al Saake | 10β11 | β | β | |||||
1961β62 | Al Saake | 8β13 | β | β | |||||
1962β63 | Al Saake | 12β16 | β | β | |||||
Al Saake: | 60β81 | β | |||||||
Red Rocha (1963β1973) | |||||||||
1963β64 | Red Rocha | 8β11 | β | β | |||||
1964β65 | Red Rocha | 6β17 | β | β | |||||
1965β66 | Red Rocha | 2β24 | β | β | |||||
1966β67 | Red Rocha | 4β20 | β | β | |||||
1967β68 | Red Rocha | 16β9 | β | β | |||||
1968β69 | Red Rocha | 8β16 | β | β | |||||
1969β70 | Red Rocha | 6β20 | β | β | |||||
1970β71 | Red Rocha | 23β5 | β | β | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
1971β72 | Red Rocha | 24β3 | β | β | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
1972β73 | Red Rocha | 15β11 | β | β | |||||
Red Rocha: | 112β136 | β | |||||||
Bruce O'Neil (1973β1976) | |||||||||
1973β74 | Bruce O'Neil | 19β9 | β | β | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
1974β75 | Bruce O'Neil | 14β11 | β | β | |||||
1975β76 First 21 games |
Bruce O'Neil | 9β12 | β | β | |||||
Bruce O'Neil: | 42β32 | β | |||||||
Rick Pitino (1976β1976) | |||||||||
1975β76 Last 6 games |
Rick Pitino | 2β4 | β | β | |||||
Rick Pitino: | 2β4 | β | |||||||
Larry Little (Western Athletic Conference) (1976β1985) | |||||||||
1976β77 | Larry Little | 9β18 | β | β | |||||
1977β78 | Larry Little | 1β26 | β | β | |||||
1978β79 | Larry Little | 10β17 | β | β | |||||
1979β80 | Larry Little | 13β14 | 4β10 | 6th | |||||
1980β81 | Larry Little | 14β13 | 7β9 | 6th | |||||
1981β82 | Larry Little | 17β10 | 9β7 | 4th | |||||
1982β83 | Larry Little | 17β11 | 9β7 | 4th | |||||
1983β84 | Larry Little | 12β16 | 6β10 | 6th | |||||
1984β85 | Larry Little | 10β18 | 5β11 | 8th | |||||
Larry Little: | 103β143 | 40β54 | |||||||
Frank Arnold (Western Athletic Conference) (1985β1987) | |||||||||
1985β86 | Frank Arnold | 4β24 | 1β15 | 9th | |||||
1986β87 | Frank Arnold | 7β21 | 2β14 | 8th | |||||
Frank Arnold: | 11β45 | 3β29 | |||||||
Riley Wallace (Western Athletic Conference) (1987β2007) | |||||||||
1987β88 | Riley Wallace | 4β25 | 2β14 | 9th | |||||
1988β89 | Riley Wallace | 17β13 | 9β7 | 4th | NIT 1st Round | ||||
1989β90 | Riley Wallace | 25β10 | 10β6 | 3rd | NIT 3rd Round | ||||
1990β91 | Riley Wallace | 16β13 | 7β9 | 5th | |||||
1991β92 | Riley Wallace | 16β12 | 9β7 | 4th | |||||
1992β93 | Riley Wallace | 12β16 | 7β11 | 7th | |||||
1993β94 | Riley Wallace | 18β15 | 11β7 | 4th | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
1994β95 | Riley Wallace | 16β13 | 8β10 | 6th | |||||
1995β96 | Riley Wallace | 10β18 | 7β11 | 8th | |||||
1996β97 | Riley Wallace | 21β8 | 12β4 | 1st | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
1997β98 | Riley Wallace | 21β9 | 8β6 | 4th | NIT 3rd Round | ||||
1998β99 | Riley Wallace | 6β20 | 3β11 | 7th | |||||
1999β00 | Riley Wallace | 17β12 | 5β9 | 6th | |||||
2000β01 | Riley Wallace | 17β14 | 8β8 | 5th | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
2001β02 | Riley Wallace | 27β6 | 15β3 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
2002β03 | Riley Wallace | 19β12 | 9β9 | 6th | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
2003β04 | Riley Wallace | 21β12 | 11β7 | 5th | NIT 3rd Round | ||||
2004β05 | Riley Wallace | 16β13 | 7β11 | 7th | |||||
2005β06 | Riley Wallace | 17β11 | 10β6 | 4th | |||||
2006β07 | Riley Wallace | 18β13 | 8β8 | 5th | |||||
Riley Wallace: | 334β265 | 166β164 | |||||||
Bob Nash (Western Athletic Conference) (2007β2010) | |||||||||
2007β08 | Bob Nash | 11β19 | 7β9 | 5th | |||||
2008β09 | Bob Nash | 13β17 | 5β11 | 8th | |||||
2009β10 | Bob Nash | 10β20 | 3β13 | 9th | |||||
Bob Nash: | 34β56 | 15β33 | |||||||
Gib Arnold (Western Athletic Conference, Big West Conference) (2010β2014) | |||||||||
2010β11 | Gib Arnold | 19β13 | 8β8 | 5th | CIT 2nd Round | ||||
2011β12 | Gib Arnold | 16β16 | 6β8 | 5th | |||||
Big West | |||||||||
2012β13 | Gib Arnold | 17β15 | 10β8 | 5th | CIT 1st Round | ||||
2013β14 | Gib Arnold | 20β11 | 9β7 | 4th | |||||
Gib Arnold: | 72β55 | 33β31 | |||||||
Benjy Taylor (Big West Conference) (2014β2015) | |||||||||
2014β15 | Benjy Taylor | 22β13 | 8β8 | 5th | |||||
Benjy Taylor: | 22β13 | 8β8 | |||||||
Eran Ganot (Big West Conference) (2015βpresent) | |||||||||
2015β16 | Eran Ganot | 28β6 | 13β3 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
2016β17 | Eran Ganot | 14β16 | 8β8 | 5th | |||||
Eran Ganot: | 42β22 | 21β11 | |||||||
Total: | 1137-1087 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason history
NCAA tournament results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1β5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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1972 | First Round | Weber State | L 64β91 |
1994 | First Round | Syracuse | L 78β92 |
2001 | First Round | Syracuse | L 69β79 |
2002 | First Round | Xavier | L 58β70 |
2016 | First Round Second Round | California Maryland | W 77β66 L 60β73 |
NIT results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in eight National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 10β8.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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1971 | First Round Quarterfinals | Oklahoma St. Bonaventure | W 88β87 L 64β73 |
1974 | First Round Quarterfinals | Fairfield Purdue | W 66β65 L 72β85 |
1989 | First Round | California | L 57β73 |
1990 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Stanford Long Beach State New Mexico | W 69β57 W 84β79 L 58β80 |
1997 | First Round Second Round | Oregon UNLV | W 71β61 L 80β89 |
1998 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Arizona State Gonzaga Fresno State | W 90β73 W 78β70 L 83β85 |
2003 | First Round Second Round | UNLV Minnesota | W 85β68 L 70β84 |
2004 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Utah State Nebraska Michigan | W 85β74 W 84β83 L 73β88 |
CIT results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). They have a combined record of 1β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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2011 | First Round Second Round | Portland San Francisco | W 76β64 L 74β77 |
2013 | First Round | Air Force | L 65β69 |
NAIA tournament results
The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their combined record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1949 | First Round | North Dakota | L 53β70 |
Coaches
Head Coach | Years | Win-Loss | Pct. |
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Dave Crawford | 1918β1919 | 2β5 | .286 |
Edward Williford | 1919β1920 | 2β5 | .286 |
Otto Klum | 1921β1923 | 13β8 | .619 |
Charles Jones | 1923β1926 | 12β11 | .522 |
Leslie Harrison | 1926β1929 | 12β10 | .545 |
Claude Swann | 1929β1930 | 3β4 | .429 |
Eugene Gill | 1930β1941 | 88β47 | .652 |
Bert Chan Wa | 1941β1942, 1946β1947 | 12β13 | .480 |
Art Gallon | 1947β1951 | 83β37 | .692 |
Al Saake | 1951β1954, 1957β1963 | 92β124 | .426 |
Ah Chew Goo | 1954β1957 | 31β46 | .403 |
Red Rocha | 1963β1973 | 112β136 | .452 |
Bruce O'Neil | 1973β1976 | 42β32 | .568 |
Rick Pitino | 1976 | 2β4 | .333 |
Larry Little | 1976β1985 | 103β143 | .419 |
Frank Arnold | 1985β1987 | 11β45 | .452 |
Riley Wallace | 1987β2007 | 334β265 | .558 |
Bob Nash | 2007β2010 | 34β56 | .378 |
Gib Arnold | 2010β2014 | 52β44 | .542 |
Notable players
All-Americans
- 1971β1972: Bob Nash (Third team β "Basketball News", Honorable Mention β UPI, AP, Universal Sports)
- 1972β1973: Tom Henderson (Honorable Mention β NBA Coaches, Sporting News, Basketball Weekly)
- 1973β1974: Tom Henderson (First Team β Sporting News, NBA Coaches, Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook, Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation) (Second Team β Basketball Weekly, Universal Sports), (Third Team- AP), (Honorable Mention-UPI)
- 1995β1996: Anthony Harris (Honorable Mention β Basketball Weekly)
- 1996β1997: Anthony Carter (Honorable Mention β AP)
- 1997β1998: Anthony Carter (Honorable Mention β AP)
- 2001β2002: Predrag SavoviΔ (Honorable Mention β AP)
NBA draft
- 1971: Tom Newell β Round 10 β Phoenix Suns
- 1972: Bob Nash β Round 1 β Detroit Pistons
- 1972: Dwight Holiday β Round 9 β Seattle SuperSonics
- 1973: John Penebacker- Round 13 β Cleveland Cavaliers
- 1974: Tom Henderson β Round 1 β Atlanta Hawks
- 1975: Jimmie Baker β Round 3 β Philadelphia 76ers
- 1975: Victor Kelly β Round 10 β Atlanta Hawks
- 1976: Tommy Barker β Round 4 β Atlanta Hawks
- 1981: Aaron Strayhorn- Round 6 β Cleveland Cavaliers
- 1982: Clarence Dickerson-Round 5- Washington Bullets
- 1989: Reggie Cross β Round 2 β Philadelphia 76ers
NBA free agents
- Anthony Carter
- Phil Handy
- Trevor Ruffin
- Predrag SavoviΔ
EuroLeague players
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 1964β1994 at the 7,500 seat Neal S. Blaisdell Center (originally the Honolulu International Center) and prior to that at the "Otto "Proc" Klum Gymnasium".
See also
References
- β "University of Hawaiβi Graphics Standards". University of Hawaiβi. May 15, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2015.