2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2009–10 record 10–20 (3–13 WAC)
Head coach Bob Nash
Assistant coach Jackson Wheeler
Assistant coach Larry Farmer
Assistant coach Eran Ganot
Home arena Stan Sheriff Center
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah State142 .875  277  .794
Nevada115 .688  2113  .618
New Mexico State115 .688  2211  .667
Louisiana Tech97 .563  2411  .686
Fresno State79 .438  1518  .455
San Jose State610 .375  1417  .452
Idaho610 .375  1516  .484
Boise State511 .313  1517  .469
Hawaii313 .188  1020  .333
2010 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi during the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. This was Bob Nash's third and final season as head coach as he was fired at the end of the season. The Warriors played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors finished the season 1020 and 313 in WAC play to finish ninth and failed to qualify for the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament.

Pre-season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference[1] Hawai'i was selected to finish 9th in the coaches and media polls. Sr. Roderick Flemings was selected to the coaches All-WAC second team.

2009–10 Team

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Petras Balocka 6'8" 250 C Sr. Vilnius, Lithuania Community Christian School
Pensacola JC
2 Hiram Thompson 6'2" 175 G Jr. Sacramento, California Oak Ridge HS
3 Zane Johnson 6'6" 210 G Jr. Phoenix, Arizona Thunderbird HS
Arizona
5 Dwain Williams 6'0" 175 G Jr. San Diego, California Vista Murrieta HS
Providence
12 Rykin Enos 5'11" 190 G So. Aiea, Hawaii Kamehameha Schools
15 Beau Albrechtson 6'4" 205 G So. Honolulu, Hawaii Kaimuki HS
20 Jeremy Lay 6'0" 185 G Jr. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Southeast HS
Northern Oklahoma-Enid
21 Paul Campbell 6'10" 215 C Sr. Toronto, Ontario Northview Heights SS
Arkansas-Fort Smith
22 Leroy Lutu 6'3" 200 G So. Mercer Island, Washington Mercer Island HS
23 Roderick Flemings 6'7" 210 G Sr. Dallas, Texas DeSoto HS
Weatherford JC
24 Adhar Mayen 6'8" 195 F Sr. Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS
Hill CC
25 Ji Xiang 6'10" 240 F So. Zhengzhou, Henan Zhengzhou No. 11 Middle School
32 Brandon Adams 6'7" 220 F Sr. Seattle, Washington San Ramon Valley HS
Diablo Valley College
33 Aleksandar Milovic 6'7" 220 F So. Cetinje, Montenegro Gymnasium
Duquesne
34 Douglas Kurtz 7'0" 265 C Jr. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Universitario in Porto Alegre
Marshalltown CC
41 Bill Amis 6'9" 220 F Sr. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Putnam City HS
Pratt CC

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at Hawai'iAlma Mater (Year)
Bob NashHead Coach3rd as HC/31st overallHawai'i (1984)
Jackson WheelerAssociate Head Coach20thMarymount (1982)
Larry FarmerAssistant Coach3rdUCLA (1973)
Eran GanotAssistant Coach4thSwarthmore College (2003)
Tim ShepherdDirector of Basketball Operations2ndChaminade (2004)

2009–10 schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30
7:05pm
Hawai'i-Hilo W 76–65 
Stan Sheriff Center (5,057)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Nov 5
7:05pm
BYU-Hawai'i W 83–69 
Stan Sheriff Center (5,575)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
7:35pm, KFVE
Southern Utah
Rainbow Classic
W 65–48  1–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,707)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sun, Nov 15*
5:05pm, KFVE
McNesse State
Rainbow Classic
W 73–65  2–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,322)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Nov 16*
11:00pm, ESPN
Northern Colorado
Rainbow Classic/
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 81–75  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center (6,134)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Fri, Nov 20*
7:05pm, KFVE
Brigham Young L 83–65  2–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,891)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Fri, Nov 27*
8:05pm
New Mexico L 83–71  2–3
Stan Sheriff Center (5,256)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Wed, Dec 2*
5:05pm
at UC Irvine L 80–70  2–4
Bren Events Center (1,248)
Irvine, California
Sun, Dec 6*
5:05pm
Lamar W 96–78  3–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,096)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Wed, Dec 9*
7:05pm, KFVE
Chaminade W 70–61  4–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,057)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Dec 12*
7:05pm
Chicago State W 83–58  5–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,158)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tue, Dec 22*
7:30pm, ESPNU
Coll. of Charleston
Diamond Head Classic
W 84–71  6–4
Stan Sheriff Center (7,119)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Wed, Dec 23*
6:30pm, ESPN2
UNLV
Diamond Head Classic
L 77–53  6–5
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Fri, Dec 25*
2:30pm, ESPN2
Saint Mary's
Diamond Head Classic
L 84–75  6–6
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Dec 28*
7:05pm
Northwestern State W 81–62  7–6
Stan Sheriff Center (5,770)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 2
7:05pm, KFVE
Idaho L 59–52  7–7 (0–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,611)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Jan 4
7:05pm, KFVE
Boise State W 76–68  8–7 (1–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,119)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 9
5:00pm
at Fresno State L 78–64  8–8 (1–2)
Save Mart Center (8,193)
Fresno, California
Mon, Jan 11
4:00pm
at Utah State L 98–54  8–9 (1–3)
Smith Spectrum (9,888)
Logan, Utah
Sun, Jan 17
7:05pm, KFVE
San Jose State W 6867  99 (23)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,723)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Jan 21
7:05pm, KFVE
New Mexico State L 7169  910 (24)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,288)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 23
7:05pm, KFVE
Louisiana Tech L 6560  911 (25)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,857)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Jan 28
5:00pm
at San Jose State L 8360  912 (26)
The Event Center (2,651)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 30
5:05pm
at Nevada L 6660  913 (27)
Lawlor Events Center (7,490)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Feb 6
8:05pm, KFVE
Fresno State L 6151  914 (28)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,456)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Feb 13
4:00pm, KFVE
at Louisiana Tech L 6660  915 (29)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,096)
Ruston, Louisiana
Mon, Feb 15
4:00pm
at New Mexico State L 8864  916 (210)
Pan American Center (5,561)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 20*
8:00pm
Cal Poly L 10289  917
Stan Sheriff Center (5,381)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Feb 25
7:05pm, KFVE
Utah State L 6150  918 (211)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,446)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Feb 27
7:05pm, KFVE
Nevada W 7463  1018 (311)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,025)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Mar 4
4:05pm
at Boise State L 8263  1019 (312)
Taco Bell Arena (2,183)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Mar 6
3:05pm
at Idaho L 7869  1020 (313)
Cowan Spectrum (1,502)
Moscow, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. http://www.wacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=45988&SPID=4126&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10100&ATCLID=204817316
  2. http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&
  3. "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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