2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record19–12 (9–9 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBob Nash (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jackson Wheeler (13th season)
  • Bob Burke (1st season)
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
2002–03 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fresno State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 8   .714
Tulsa † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
SMU 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
Nevada 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Rice 11 – 7   .611 19 – 10   .655
Hawaii 9 – 9   .500 19 – 12   .613
Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444
Boise State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
San Jose State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 21   .250
UTEP 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2003 WAC tournament winner

The 2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by head coach, Riley Wallace, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Hawaii finished in a tie for 6th in the WAC during the regular season and won one game in the WAC tournament before falling in the semifinals to Tulsa.[1]

Hawaii failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but was selected to participate in the NIT, earning a postseason bid for a school-record third consecutive season.[2] In the NIT, the Rainbow Warriors won their first game, but were eliminated in the second round of the tournament by Minnesota, 70–58.[3]

Roster

2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 2 Phil Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
G 3 Ramsey Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Jr Honolulu, Hawaii
G 4 Gabe Lombard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
 So Pago Pago, Guam
G 10 Lance Takaki 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
—
 Sr Honolulu, Hawaii
F 11 Ikaika Alama-Francis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Kaneohe, Hawaii
C 12 Milos Zivanovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 RS Fr Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
G 13 Jason Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Jr Gary, Indiana
F/C 14 Haim Shimonovich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr Rishon LeZion, Israel
G 15 Mark Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr Mount Vernon, Washington
G/F 22 Vaidotas Peciukas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So Joniškis, Lithuania
G 23 Carl English 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
G/F 24 Michael Kuebler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Jr Salem, Oregon
G 25 Ryne Holliday 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
 Sr Belleville, Illinois
F 32 Dan Pickart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 So Novato, California
F 40 Paul Jesinskis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr Assagay, South Africa
F 54 Nkeruwem Akpan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2023

Source[4]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Preseason
November 17, 2002*
5:00 pm 		EA Sports California All–Stars
Exhibition 		L 72–73  —
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 22, 2002*
7:00 pm 		Arkansas–Little Rock
Hawaiian Airlines Tip-Off Tournament 		W 76–52  1–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,823)
Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2002*
7:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Hawaiian Airlines Tip-Off Tournament 		W 100–81  2–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,344)
Honolulu, HI
December 9, 2002*
7:00 pm 		Hawaii–Hilo
Exhibition 		W 73–60  —
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 14, 2002*
5:00 pm 		at San Diego State L 49–60  2–1
 Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl (6,138)
San Diego, CA
December 20, 2002*
8:00 pm 		Eastern Illinois
Adidas Festival 		W 81–65  3–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,133)
Honolulu, HI
December 21, 2002*
8:00 pm 		New Orleans
Adidas Festival 		W 68–56  4–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,096)
Honolulu, HI
December 27, 2002*
7:00 pm 		Bradley
Rainbow Classic 		W 90–69  5–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,366)
Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2002*
7:30 pm 		Tennessee Tech
Rainbow Classic 		W 74–61  6–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,184)
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2002*
7:30 pm 		Butler
Rainbow Classic 		W 81–78 OT 7–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,925)
Honolulu, HI
January 2, 2003
4:05 pm 		at UTEP W 64–52  8–1
(1–0) 		Don Haskins Center (5,199)
El Paso, TX
January 4, 2003
10:00 am 		at Boise State L 63–65 OT 8–2
(1–1) 		BSU Pavilion (3,911)
Boise, ID
January 9, 2003
7:05 pm 		SMU W 72–55  9–2
(2–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,607)
Honolulu, HI
January 11, 2003
7:05 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 57–53  10–2
(3–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (7,706)
Honolulu, HI
January 13, 2003
7:05 pm 		Fresno State W 88–77  11–2
(4–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (8,351)
Honolulu, HI
January 18, 2003
5:00 pm 		at San Jose State L 67–79  11–3
(4–2) 		Event Center Arena (1,536)
San Jose, CA
January 23, 2003
5:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 55–56  11–4
(4–3) 		Selland Arena (10,220)
Fresno, CA
January 25, 2003
5:05 pm 		at Nevada L 65–73  11–5
(4–4) 		Lawlor Events Center (6,846)
Reno, NV
January 30, 2003
7:05 pm 		Rice W 85–70  12–5
(5–4) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,457)
Honolulu, HI
February 1, 2003
7:05 pm 		Tulsa W 73–67 OT 13–5
(6–4) 		Stan Sheriff Center (9,861)
Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2003
3:00 pm 		at Louisiana Tech L 65–66  13–6
(6–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,627)
Ruston, LA
February 8, 2003
3:00 pm, Fox Sports Net 		at SMU L 69–78  13–7
(6–6) 		Moody Coliseum (4,072)
Dallas, TX
February 15, 2003
7:05 pm 		San Jose State L 54–55  13–8
(6–7) 		Stan Sheriff Center (8,113)
Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2003
7:05 pm 		Nevada W 73–71  14–8
(7–7) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,603)
Honolulu, HI
February 22, 2003*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		at Kent State
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 79–78  15–8
 MAC Center (6,327)
Kent, OH
February 27, 2003
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Tulsa L 51–76  15–9
(7–8) 		Reynolds Center (8,182)
Tulsa, OK
March 1, 2003
12:00 pm, FSN 		at Rice L 58–75  15–10
(7–9) 		Rice Gymnasium (2,018)
Houston, TX
March 6, 2003
7:00 pm 		Boise State W 68–65  16–10
(8–9) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,490)
Honolulu, HI
March 8, 2003
7:00 pm 		UTEP W 77–63  17–10
(9–9) 		Stan Sheriff Center (9,562)
Honolulu, HI
WAC tournament
March 13, 2003
2:00 pm 		(5) vs. (4) Rice
WAC Quarterfinals 		W 62–61 OT 18–10
 Reynolds Center (4,735)
Tulsa, OK
March 14, 2003
4:30 pm 		(5) at (1) Tulsa
WAC Semifinals 		L 56–66  18–11
 Reynolds Center (6,134)
Tulsa, OK
NIT
March 19, 2003
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at UNLV
NIT First Round 		W 85–68  19–11
 Thomas & Mack Center (2,697)
Las Vegas, NV
March 24, 2003
3:00 pm 		at Minnesota
NIT Second Round 		L 70–84  19–12
 Williams Arena (4,311)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaiian Time.

Source[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "English scores 33 points in Hawaii's loss". ESPN. March 15, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2023.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii" (PDF). Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Gophers go inside to exploit smaller Rainbows". ESPN. March 25, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2023.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "2002-2003 Men's Basketball Roster". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hawaii - Season Statistics". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "2002-03 Hawaii Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.