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2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

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2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Rainbow Classic runner-up
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record18–13 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • John Montgomery
  • Jabari Trotter
CaptainBrocke Stepteau
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 15 1   .938 31 6   .838
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 16 18   .471
Hawai'i 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Long Beach State 8 8   .500 15 19   .441
UC Davis 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 13 21   .382
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 10 23   .303
Cal Poly 2 14   .125 6 23   .207
2019 Big West tournament winner

The 2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by fourth-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 7th season in that league. They finished the season 18-13, 9-7 in Big West play. They placed fourth in the conference, losing to Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament. It was the second straight year Hawaii blew a double digit lead in the tournament en route to being eliminated in the quarterfinals for the third straight year. Despite being eligible, citing health and season length, the team declined an invitation to the CIT for the second consecutive year.

Previous season

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The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2017–18 season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by UC Irvine in the quarterfinals.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaaron Stallworth 5 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Elk Grove, CA Departed Program
Mike Thomas 13 G 6'7" 225 Senior Woodland Hills, California Graduated
Ido Flaisher 15 C 6'10" 235 Sophomore Herzliya, Israel Departed Program
Gibson Johnson 21 F 6'8" 220 Senior Centerville, Utah Graduated
Zach Buscher 24 G 6'3" 180 Junior Kailua, Hawaii Graduated
Trevor LaCount 35 F 6'7" 185 Junior Ventura, California Departed Program

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eddie Stansberry 3 G 6'3" 190 Junior San Francisco, CA Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco
Hutifah Abdeljawad 24 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Honolulu, Hawaii Transferred from San Diego Mesa College

2018 Commitments

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dawson Carper
C
Colorado Springs, Colorado Rampart High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Oct 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Zoar Nedd
SF
Kapolei, Hawaii Kapolei High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 3, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Owen Hulland
PF
Adelaide, Australia UCSSC Lake Ginninderra 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 18, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

Roster

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2018–19 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) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Redondo Union HS Los Angeles, California
G 1 Drew Buggs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California
G 2 Brocke Stepteau (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Dallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, Texas
G 3 Eddie Stansberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Archbishop Riordan HS
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
G 4 Brandon Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Taft HS
Riverside City College
Tarzana, California
C 11 Mate Colina Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Lake Ginninderra HS Melbourne, Australia
F 12 Jack Purchase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Carey Grammar
Auburn
Melbourne, Australia
F 14 Zigmars Raimo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Riga Secondary School No. 49 Madona, Latvia
C 15 Owen Hulland 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lake Ginninderra HS Adelaide, Australia
F 20 Zoar Nedd (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Kapolei HS Kapolei, Hawaii
G 23 Sheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 24 Hutifah Abdeljawad Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So McKinley HS
San Diego Mesa College
Honolulu, Hawaii
G/F 32 Samuta Avea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Kahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii
G/F 42 Justin Hemsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Damien HS Rancho Cucamonga, California
C 44 Dawson Carper 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Rampart HS Colorado Springs, Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018*
7:00 pm
Hawaii Pacific W 81–45 
Stan Sheriff Center (4,771)
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Portland
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 82–64  1–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,401)
Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Humboldt State
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 90–54  2–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,111)
Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2018*
6:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
North Texas
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
L 51–68  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,037)
Honolulu, HI
November 18, 2018*
5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Northern Arizona W 85–68  3–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,553)
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Utah
Wooden Legacy
W 90–79  4–1
Titan Gym (2,132)
Fullerton, CA
November 23, 2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Seton Hall
Wooden Legacy
L 54–64  4–2
Titan Gym (2,089)
Fullerton, CA
November 25, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Fresno State
Wooden Legacy
L 64–79  4–3
Titan Gym (n/a)
Fullerton, CA
November 28, 2018*
4:00pm, P12N
at UCLA L 61–80  4–4
Pauley Pavilion (6,062)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, Big West.TV
Hawaii–Hilo W 82–75  5–4
Stan Sheriff Center (4,744)
Honolulu, HI
December 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Mississippi Valley State W 76–51  6–4
Stan Sheriff Center (4,890)
Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
UNLV
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
L 59–73  6–5
Stan Sheriff Center (6,049)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado
Diamond Head Classic consolation round
W 70–62 OT 7–5
Stan Sheriff Center (5,470)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2018*
10:00 am, ESPNU
Rhode Island
Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Game
W 68–60  8–5
Stan Sheriff Center (5,696)
Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Alabama A&M W 71–63  9–5
Stan Sheriff Center (5,043)
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Cal State Fullerton W 79–68  10–5
(1–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (4,971)
Honolulu, HI
January 17, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 84–79  11–5
(2–0)
Matadome (815)
Northridge, CA
January 19, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside L 71–75  11–6
(2–1)
SRC Arena (453)
Riverside, CA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
UC Irvine L 74–75  11–7
(2–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,602)
Honolulu, HI
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
UC Davis W 80–60  12–7
(3–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,265)
Honolulu, HI
January 31, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Long Beach State W 74–57  13–7
(4–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,293)
Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2019
8:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 54–75  13–8
(4–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,060)
Honolulu, HI
February 7, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State W 77–70  14–8
(5–3)
Walter Pyramid (2,177)
Long Beach, CA
February 9, 2019
5:00pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 56–67  14–9
(5–4)
Bren Events Center (1,483)
Irvine, CA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Cal Poly W 75–54  15–9
(6–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (4,995)
Honolulu, HI
February 16, 2019
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
UC Riverside W 87–64  16–9
(7–4)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,636)
Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Santa Barbara L 61–79  16–11
(7–5)
The Thunderdome (1,877)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 23, 2019
5:00 pm, Big West.TV
at Cal Poly W 88–80  16–11
(7–6)
Mott Gym (2,310)
San Luis Obispo, CA
March 2, 2019
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Cal State Northridge L 73–84  16–12
(7–7)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,673)
Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2019
5:00 pm
at UC Davis W 76–69  17–12
(8–7)
The Pavilion (1,721)
Davis, CA
March 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 71–59  18–12
(9–7)
Titan Gym (1,369)
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2019
5:30pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
L 66–68  18–13
Honda Center (3,656)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time..

Source:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2018.