2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Rainbow Classic champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record17–13 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • John Montgomery
  • Marlon Stewart
Captains
  • Gibson Johnson
  • Mike Thomas
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 12 – 4   .750 22 – 11   .667
UC Santa Barbara 11 – 5   .688 23 – 9   .719
UC Irvine 11 – 5   .688 18 – 17   .514
Cal State Fullerton † 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
Long Beach State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455
Hawai'i 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
Cal Poly 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290
UC Riverside 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290
Cal State Northridge 3 – 13   .188 6 – 24   .200
† 2018 Big West tournament winner

The 2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by third-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 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine. They were invited to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, but they declined the invitation, citing financial concerns.

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Darryl Matthews 4 F 6'5" 215 Junior Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; transferred
Matthew Owies 5 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Seattle
Brian Garrett 20 G 6'4" 180 Junior San Carlos, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay
Noah Allen 32 G/F 6'7" 215 Senior Pacific Grove, CA Graduated
Larry Lewis Jr. 34 G 6'3" 180 Junior Milwaukee, WI Graduate transferred to Hawaii Pacific

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brandon Thomas 4 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Woodland Hills, CA Junior college transferred from Riverside City College
Jaaron Stallworth 5 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Elk Grove, CA Junior college transferred from Yuba College

2017 Commitments

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Samuta Avea
#54 SF 		Kahuku, HI Kahuku High SChool 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
Justin Hemsley
#90 PG 		La Verne, CA Damien High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 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) So Redondo Union HS Los Angeles, California
G 1 Drew Buggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California
G 2 Brocke Stepteau (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Dallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, Texas
G 4 Brandon Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Taft HS
Riverside City College 		Woodland Hills, California
G 5 Jaaron Stallworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cosumnes Oaks HS
Yuba College 		Elk Grove, California
F 12 Jack Purchase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Carey Grammar
Auburn 		Melbourne, Australia
F 13 Mike Thomas (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr El Camino Real HS Woodland Hills, California
F 14 Zigmars Raimo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Riga Secondary School No. 49 Madona, Latvia
C 15 Ido Flaisher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Hadash Herzliya HS Herzliya, Israel
F 21 Gibson Johnson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Viewmont HS
Salt Lake Community College 		Centerville, Utah
G 23 Sheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 24 Zach Buscher (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr ʻIolani School Kailua, Hawaii
G/F 32 Samuta Avea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Kahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii
F 35 Trevor LaCount (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Ventura HS
Ventura Community College 		Ventura, California
G/F 42 Justin Hemsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Damien HS Rancho Cucamonga, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*
8:00 pm 		Hawaii Pacific W 90–70 
Stan Sheriff Center (5,110)
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic 		W 82–70  1–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,764)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 12, 2017*
5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		North Dakota
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic 		W 81–78  2–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,180)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Troy
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic 		W 72–67 OT 3–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,078)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 2017*
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Nevada L 54–67  3–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,309)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Adams State W 87–77  4–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (4,515)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 60–80  4–2
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,896)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Prairie View A&M W 72–60  5–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (4,963)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 9, 2017*
9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		UH Hilo W 82–64  6–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,003)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 17, 2017*
5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Utah Valley W 70–69  7–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,187)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 6 Miami (FL)
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals 		L 57–75  7–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,669)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		Davidson
Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round 		W 79–71  8–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,946)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017*
9:30 am, ESPNU 		Princeton
Diamond Head Classic 5th place game 		L 63–77  8–4
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,698)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Howard W 84–59  9–4
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,296)
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Long Beach State L 81–89  9–5
(0–1) 		Walter Pyramid (2,246)
Long Beach, CA
Jan 6, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Cal State Northridge W 65–46  10–5
(1–1) 		Matadome (686)
Northridge, CA
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Cal Poly W 57–45  11–5
(2–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,189)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 13, 2018
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		UC Santa Barbara W 77–76  12–5
(3–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,719)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		UC Davis W 77–72  13–5
(4–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,581)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 27, 2018
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Cal State Fullerton L 66–69  13–6
(4–2) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,869)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 1, 2018
5:00 pm 		at UC Santa Barbara L 82–84 OT 13–7
(4–3) 		UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,317)
Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 3, 2018
5:00 pm 		at Cal Poly L 64–78  13–8
(4–4) 		Mott Athletics Center (2,703)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		UC Riverside L 60–64  13–9
(4–5) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,206)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Cal State Northridge L 71–77  13–10
(4–6) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,945)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 15, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UC Irvine W 62–61  14–10
(5–6) 		Bren Events Center (1,424)
Irvine, CA
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm, FS Prime Ticket 		at UC Riverside W 74–69 OT 15–10
(6–6) 		UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (465)
Riverside, CA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		Long Beach State W 74–63  16–10
(7–6) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,409)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		UC Irvine L 57–66  16–11
(7–7) 		Stan Sheriff Center (7,353)
Honolulu, HI
Mar 1, 2018
5:00 pm 		at UC Davis L 59–70  16–12
(7–8) 		The Pavilion (2,491)
Davis, CA
Mar 3, 2018
1:00 pm, FS Prime Ticket 		at Cal State Fullerton W 68–60  17–12
(8–8) 		Titan Gym (972)
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 2018
6:00 pm, Fox Sport West 		(6) vs. (3) UC Irvine
Quarterfinals 		L 67–68  17–13
 Honda Center (3,311)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time..

Source:[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hawaii Athletics – Schedule". Hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.