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2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

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2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record14–16 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Chris Acker (2nd season)
  • John Montgomery
  • Todd Okeson (Director of Basketball Operations)
Captains
  • Noah Allen
  • Mike Thomas
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 12 4   .750 21 15   .583
UC Davis 11 5   .688 23 13   .639
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 19   .441
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 7 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
2017 Big West tournament winner

The 2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by second-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Long Beach State.[1]

The Stan Sheriff Center saw its second consecutive season with a sellout (announced turnstile 9,211 out of 10,300) in an 83–68 defeat versus No. 5 North Carolina, the first instance since 1996–97 and 1997–98.

Previous season

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The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2015–16 season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to finish in a tie for the Big West regular-season title. They defeated the Long Beach State 49ers, the only team to sweep the Rainbow Warriors, in the finals of the Big West tournament.

The team, as a #13 seed in the 2016 NCAA tournament, defeated #4 California, 77–66, before bowing out to Maryland, a #5 seed, 73–60 in the second round.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Issac Fleming 0 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Wilmington, DE Transferred to East Carolina
Niko Filipovich 2 G 6'0" 160 RS Sophomore Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Rodrick Bobbitt 5 G 6'3" 205 Senior Castro Valley, CA Graduated
Dyrbe Enos 10 G 5'10" 170 RS Junior Aiea, HI Walk-on; left the team to finish degree and forego fifth year
Quincy Smith 11 G 6'1" 180 Senior Antioch, CA Graduated
Sai Tummala 12 G 6'6" 218 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Jakob Cornelissen 13 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Walk-on; didn't return
Stefan Jovanovic 15 C 6'10" 235 Junior Kraljevo, Serbia Graduate transferred to Loyola Marymount
Aaron Valdes 32 G 6'5" 190 Junior Whitter, CA Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Stefan Janković 33 F 6'11" 235 Junior Mississauga, ON Declared for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brian Garrett 20 G 6'4" 180 Junior San Carlos, CA Junior college transferred from Cañada College
Gibson Johnson 21 F 6'8" 225 Junior Centerville, UT Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC

2016 Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drew Buggs
#56 PG
Long Beach, CA Polytechnic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Ido Flaisher
PF
Herzliya, Israel Hadash High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Leland Green
SG
Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Beach High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Matt Owies
PG
Melbourne, Australia St. Kevin's College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Zigmars Raimo
PF
Madona, Latvia Riga Secondary School No.49 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) May 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

2017 Commitments

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Samuta Avea
SF
Kahuku, HI Kahuku High SChool 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Leland Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Redondo Union HS Los Angeles, CA
F 1 Mike Thomas (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr El Camino HS Woodland Hills, CA
G 2 Brocke Stepteau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Dallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, TX
G 3 Drew Buggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
F 4 Darryl Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. John Bosco HS
West Los Angeles College
Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Matthew Owies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St Kevin's College Melbourne, Australia
F 12 Jack Purchase 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Carey Grammar
Auburn
Melbourne, Australia
F 14 Zigmars Raimo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Riga Secondary School No. 49 Madona, Latvia
C 15 Ido Flaisher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Hadash HS Herzliya, Israel
G 20 Brian Garrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Francis HS
Cañada College
San Carlos, CA
F 21 Gibson Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Viewmont HS
Salt Lake CC
Centerville, UT
G 23 Sheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 24 Zach Buscher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So ʻIolani School Kailua, HI
G/F 32 Noah Allen (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Palma School
UCLA
Pacific Grove, CA
G 34 Larry Lewis Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Arcadia HS
Odessa College
Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016
7:00 pm
BYU-Hawaii W 97–74 
Stan Sheriff Center (4,736)
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
9:00 pm, OC Sports
SIU Edwardsville
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
L 68–69  0–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,423)
Honolulu, HI
11/13/2016*
5:30 pm, OC Sports
Texas State
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 74–68  1–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,309)
Honolulu, HI
11/14/2016*
11:15 pm, ESPN2
Florida Atlantic
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic/Tip-Off Marathon
W 64–63  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,334)
Honolulu, HI
11/18/2016*
8:00 pm, OC Sports
No. 5 North Carolina L 68–83  2–2
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, OC Sports
UH-Hilo W 86–55  3–2
Stan Sheriff Center (4,890)
Honolulu, HI
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm, OC Sports
Troy L 63–65  3–3
Stan Sheriff Center (5,838)
Honolulu, HI
11/27/2016*
7:00 pm, OC Sports
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 64–44  4–3
Stan Sheriff Center (5,508)
Honolulu, HI
12/06/2016*
4:30 pm, FS1
vs. Seton Hall
Pearl Harbor Invitational
L 57–68  4–4
Bloch Arena (4,024)
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
12/07/2016*
4:30 pm, FS1
vs. Princeton
Pearl Harbor Invitational
L 62–75  4–5
Bloch Arena (4,024)
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
12/22/2016*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
Illinois State
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
L 45–71  4–6
Stan Sheriff Center (6,659)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
Utah
Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
L 52–66  4–7
Stan Sheriff Center (6,053)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016*
9:30 am, ESPNU
Southern Miss
Diamond Head Classic 7th place game
W 60–46  5–7
Stan Sheriff Center (5,769)
Honolulu, HI
12/29/2016*
8:00 pm, OC Sports
Delaware State W 77–66  6–7
Stan Sheriff Center (5,903)
Honolulu, HI
Big West Conference regular season
01/05/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 64–67  6–8
(0–1)
Titan Gym (724)
Fullerton, CA
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at UC Irvine L 56–84  6–9
(0–2)
Bren Events Center (2,359)
Irvine, CA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, OC Sports
Long Beach State W 114–107 OT 7–9
(1–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,911)
Honolulu, HI
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, OC Sports
Cal State Northridge W 80–77  8–9
(2–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,309)
Honolulu, HI
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, OC Sports
UC Davis L 70–76  8–10
(2–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,982)
Honolulu, HI
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, OC Sports
UC Riverside L 64–70  8–11
(2–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,465)
Honolulu, HI
01/28/2017
7:30 pm, OC Sports
UC Santa Barbara W 78–56  9–11
(3–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,293)
Honolulu, HI
02/02/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 72–63  10–11
(4–4)
The SRC (1,252)
Riverside, CA
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Northridge W 76–72  11–11
(5–4)
Matadome (1,085)
Northridge, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, OC Sports
Cal Poly W 74–65  12–11
(6–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,596)
Honolulu, HI
02/11/2017
7:30 pm, OC Sports
UC Irvine L 58–72  12–12
(6–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,452)
Honolulu, HI
02/16/2017
5:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 54–56  12–13
(6–6)
The Thunderdome (1416)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/18/2017
5:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 82–61  13–13
(7–6)
Mott Gym 
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, OC Sports
Cal State Fullerton W 64–58  14–13
(8–6)
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
03/02/2017
5:00 pm
at UC Davis L 59–68  14–14
(8–7)
The Pavilion (2,023)
Davis, CA
03/04/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State L 75–84  14–15
(8–8)
Walter Pyramid (3,021)
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
03/09/2017
8:30 pm
(5) vs. (4) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
L 62–73  14–16
Honda Center (3,486)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ McInnis, Brian (March 9, 2017). "Long Beach State ends Hawaii's season". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved February 8, 2024.