Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
	2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
University	University of Hawaii at Mānoa
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
Home	Away
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
1912–13	No Coach	6–1
1914–15	No Coach	3–4
1915–16	No Coach	4–1
David L. Crawford (1918–1919)
1918–19	David L. Crawford	2–5
David L. Crawford:		2–5
Edward Williford (1919–1920)
1919–20	Edward Williford	2–5
Edward Williford:		2–5
Otto Klum (1921–1923)
1921–22	Otto Klum	11–5
1922–23	Otto Klum	2–3
Otto Klum:		13–8
Charles Jones (1923–1926)
1923–24	Charles Jones	3–4
1924–25	Charles Jones	7–3
1925–26	Charles Jones	2–4
Charles Jones:		12–11
Leslie Harrison (1926–1929)
1926–27	Leslie Harrison	6–2
1927–28	Leslie Harrison	3–4
1928–29	Leslie Harrison	3–4
Leslie Harrison:		12–10
Claude Swann (1929–1930)
1929–30	Claude Swann	3–4
Claude Swann:		3–4
Eugene Gill (1930–1941)
1930–31	Eugene Gill	8–0
1931–32	Eugene Gill	9–0
1932–33	Eugene Gill	11–5
1933–34	Eugene Gill	2–4
1934–35	Eugene Gill	8–3
1935–36	Eugene Gill	8–7
1936–37	Eugene Gill	9–3
1937–38	Eugene Gill	5–9
1938–39	Eugene Gill	7–6
1939–40	Eugene Gill	10–4
1940–41	Eugene Gill	11–6
Eugene Gill:		88–47
Bert Chan Wa (1941–1947)
1941–42	Bert Chan Wa	3–5
1946–47	Bert Chan Wa	9–8
Bert Chan Wa:		12–13
Art Gallon (1947–1951)
1947–48	Art Gallon	23–3
1948–49	Art Gallon	21–6			NAIA 1st Round
1949–50	Art Gallon	22–17
1950–51	Art Gallon	16–11
Art Gallon:		83–37
Al Saake (1951–1954)
1951–52	Al Saake	7–11
1952–53	Al Saake	12–15
1953–54	Al Saake	13–17
Al Saake:		32–43	—
Ah Chew Goo (1954–1957)
1954–55	Ah Chew Goo	5–16
1955–56	Ah Chew Goo	14–12
1956–57	Ah Chew Goo	12–18
Ah Chew Goo:		31–46
Al Saake (1957–1963)
1957–58	Al Saake	9–11
1958–59	Al Saake	12–12
1959–60	Al Saake	9–18
1960–61	Al Saake	10–11
1961–62	Al Saake	8–13
1962–63	Al Saake	12–16
Al Saake:		60–81
Red Rocha (1963–1973)
1963–64	Red Rocha	8–11
1964–65	Red Rocha	6–17
1965–66	Red Rocha	2–24
1966–67	Red Rocha	4–20
1967–68	Red Rocha	16–9
1968–69	Red Rocha	8–16
1969–70	Red Rocha	6–20
1970–71	Red Rocha	23–5			NIT 2nd Round
1971–72	Red Rocha	24–3			NCAA 1st Round
1972–73	Red Rocha	15–11
Red Rocha:		112–136
Bruce O'Neil (1973–1976)
1973–74	Bruce O'Neil	19–9			NIT 2nd Round
1974–75	Bruce O'Neil	14–11
1975–76 First 21 games	Bruce O'Neil	9–12
Bruce O'Neil:		42–32
Rick Pitino (1976–1976)
1975–76 Last 6 games	Rick Pitino	2–4
Rick Pitino:		2–4
Larry Little (Western Athletic Conference) (1976–1985)
1976–77	Larry Little	9–18
1977–78	Larry Little	1–26
1978–79	Larry Little	10–17
1979–80	Larry Little	13–14	4–10	6th
1980–81	Larry Little	14–13	7–9	6th
1981–82	Larry Little	17–10	9–7	4th
1982–83	Larry Little	17–11	9–7	4th
1983–84	Larry Little	12–16	6–10	6th
1984–85	Larry Little	10–18	5–11	8th
Larry Little:		103–143	40–54
Frank Arnold (Western Athletic Conference) (1985–1987)
1985–86	Frank Arnold	4–24	1–15	9th
1986–87	Frank Arnold	7–21	2–14	8th
Frank Arnold:		11–45	3–29
Riley Wallace (Western Athletic Conference) (1987–2007)
1987–88	Riley Wallace	4–25	2–14	9th
1988–89	Riley Wallace	17–13	9–7	4th	NIT 1st Round
1989–90	Riley Wallace	25–10	10–6	3rd	NIT 3rd Round
1990–91	Riley Wallace	16–13	7–9	5th
1991–92	Riley Wallace	16–12	9–7	4th
1992–93	Riley Wallace	12–16	7–11	7th
1993–94	Riley Wallace	18–15	11–7	4th	NCAA 1st Round
1994–95	Riley Wallace	16–13	8–10	6th
1995–96	Riley Wallace	10–18	7–11	8th
1996–97	Riley Wallace	21–8	12–4	1st	NIT 2nd Round
1997–98	Riley Wallace	21–9	8–6	4th	NIT 3rd Round
1998–99	Riley Wallace	6–20	3–11	7th
1999–00	Riley Wallace	17–12	5–9	6th
2000–01	Riley Wallace	17–14	8–8	5th	NCAA 1st Round
2001–02	Riley Wallace	27–6	15–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
2002–03	Riley Wallace	19–12	9–9	6th	NIT 2nd Round
2003–04	Riley Wallace	21–12	11–7	5th	NIT 3rd Round
2004–05	Riley Wallace	16–13	7–11	7th
2005–06	Riley Wallace	17–11	10–6	4th
2006–07	Riley Wallace	18–13	8–8	5th
Riley Wallace:		334–265	166–164
Bob Nash (Western Athletic Conference) (2007–2010)
2007–08	Bob Nash	11–19	7–9	5th
2008–09	Bob Nash	13–17	5–11	8th
2009–10	Bob Nash	10–20	3–13	9th
Bob Nash:		34–56	15–33
Gib Arnold (Western Athletic Conference) (2010–2012)
2010–11	Gib Arnold	19–13	8–8	5th	CIT 2nd Round
2011–12	Gib Arnold	16–16	6–8	5th
Gib Arnold (Big West Conference) (2012–2014)
2012–13	Gib Arnold	17–15	10–8	5th	CIT 1st Round
2013–14	Gib Arnold	20–11	9–7	4th
Gib Arnold:		72–55	33–31
Benjy Taylor (Big West Conference) (2014–2015)
2014–15	Benjy Taylor	22–13	8–8	5th
Benjy Taylor:		22–13	8–8
Eran Ganot (Big West Conference) (2015–present)
2015–16	Eran Ganot	28–6	13–3	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
2016–17	Eran Ganot	14–16	8–8	5th
Eran Ganot:		42–22	21–11
Total:		1137-1087
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Postseason history

NCAA tournament results

The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in five NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1972	First Round	Weber State	L 64–91
1994	First Round	Syracuse	L 78–92
2001	First Round	Syracuse	L 69–79
2002	First Round	Xavier	L 58–70
2016	First Round Second Round	California 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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1971	First Round Quarterfinals	Oklahoma St. Bonaventure	W 88–87 L 64–73
1974	First Round Quarterfinals	Fairfield Purdue	W 66–65 L 72–85
1989	First Round	California	L 57–73
1990	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Stanford Long Beach State New Mexico	W 69–57 W 84–79 L 58–80
1997	First Round Second Round	Oregon UNLV	W 71–61 L 80–89
1998	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Arizona State Gonzaga Fresno State	W 90–73 W 78–70 L 83–85
2003	First Round Second Round	UNLV Minnesota	W 85–68 L 70–84
2004	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Utah State Nebraska Michigan	W 85–74 W 84–83 L 73–88

CIT results

The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). They have a combined record of 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round Second Round	Portland San Francisco	W 76–64 L 74–77
2013	First Round	Air Force	L 65–69

NAIA tournament results

The Rainbow Warriors have appeared in the NAIA Tournament one time. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1949	First Round	North Dakota	L 53–70

Coaches

Head Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Pct.
Dave Crawford	1918–1919	2–5	.286
Edward Williford	1919–1920	2–5	.286
Otto Klum	1921–1923	13–8	.619
Charles Jones	1923–1926	12–11	.522
Leslie Harrison	1926–1929	12–10	.545
Claude Swann	1929–1930	3–4	.429
Eugene Gill	1930–1941	88–47	.652
Bert Chan Wa	1941–1942, 1946–1947	12–13	.480
Art Gallon	1947–1951	83–37	.692
Al Saake	1951–1954, 1957–1963	92–124	.426
Ah Chew Goo	1954–1957	31–46	.403
Red Rocha	1963–1973	112–136	.452
Bruce O'Neil	1973–1976	42–32	.568
Rick Pitino	1976	2–4	.333
Larry Little	1976–1985	103–143	.419
Frank Arnold	1985–1987	11–45	.452
Riley Wallace	1987–2007	334–265	.558
Bob Nash	2007–2010	34–56	.378
Gib Arnold	2010–2014	52–44	.542

Notable players

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: Tommy 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

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 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

↑ "University of Hawai'i Graphics Standards". University of Hawai‘i. May 15, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

External links

Official website

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[1] "University of Hawai'i Graphics Standards". University of Hawai‘i. May 15, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2015.

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Venues	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1964–1994) Stan Sheriff Center (1994–present)
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Located in: Honolulu, Hawaii
Academics	Business Law Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Facilities	Aloha Stadium East–West Center The Fourth Sign Hamilton Library Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology John Young Museum of Art Les Murakami Stadium Lyon Arboretum Stan Sheriff Center Waikiki Aquarium
Organizations	Associated Students of the University of Hawaii
Media	Asian–Pacific Law & Policy Journal Ka Leo O Hawaii KTUH
Men's athletics	Baseball Basketball Football
Women's athletics	Basketball Softball Volleyball Beach volleyball
People	Alumni Faculty
Related	Hawaii Ocean Time-series University of Hawaii System
Founded: 1907 Students: 20,435 Endowment: US$280.2 million

Big West Conference men's basketball
Teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Long Beach State 49ers UC Davis Aggies UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Championships & awards	Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18