2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Diamond Head Classic champions
North Shore Classic champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–11 (13–7 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachJohn Montgomery
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
Seasons
2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara † 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
UC Irvine 15 – 5   .750 23 – 12   .657
UC Riverside 14 – 6   .700 22 – 12   .647
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Hawai'i 13 – 7   .650 22 – 11   .667
UC Davis 11 – 8   .579 18 – 14   .563
Long Beach State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Cal State Bakersfield 6 – 14   .300 11 – 22   .333
UC San Diego* 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Cal State Northridge 4 – 16   .200 7 – 25   .219
Cal Poly 1 – 18   .053 8 – 25   .242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2023 Big West tournament winner

The 2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by Eran Ganot in his eighth season, played their games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center as a member of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

See also: 2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2021–22 season 17–11, 10–5 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament before losing to Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals.[1][2]

Roster

2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kody Williams (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr South Kent School Minnetonka, Minnesota
G 1 Amoro Lado 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Vallivue HS
College of Southern Idaho 		Nampa, Idaho
G 2 Justus Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So DME Academy Surprise, Arizona
G 3 JoVon McClanahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Salesian College Prep
Sheridan College (WY) 		Vallejo, California
G 4 Noel Coleman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy
San Diego 		Leopoldsburg, Belgium
F 5 Bernardo da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Rio das Ostras, Brazil
G 10 Beon Riley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cathedral Catholic HS Chula Vista, California
F 13 Matija Svetozarevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Prokopovic HS
Portland 		Niš, Serbia
F 14 Harry Rouhliadeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Villanova College Brisbane, Australia
F 20 Zoar Nedd (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Kapolei HS Kapolei, Hawaii
G 22 Ryan Rapp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mazenod College
Washington State 		Melbourne, Australia
C 23 Mor Seck 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Prolific Prep Dakar, Senegal
G/F 32 Samuta Avea (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii
F 44 Kamaka Hepa (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Jefferson HS (OR)
Texas 		Utqiagvik, Alaska
G 55 Juan Munoz Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Panther Creek HS (NC)
Longwood 		Morrisville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Support staff
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Mississippi Valley State
Outrigger Rainbow Classic 		W 72–54  1–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,067)
Honolulu, HI
November 13, 2022*
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Eastern Washington
Outrigger Rainbow Classic 		W 71–51  2–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (4,450)
Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Yale
Outrigger Rainbow Classic Championship Game 		L 59–62 OT 2–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (4,421)
Honolulu, HI
November 19, 2022*
12:00 p.m. 		vs. Hawaii Pacific W 79–55  3–1
 Cannon Activities Center (423)
Laie, HI
November 25, 2022*
3:30 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		vs. Sacramento State
North Shore Classic 		W 74–61  4–1
 Cannon Activities Center (1,225)
Laie, HI
November 26, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		vs. Texas State
North Shore Classic Championship Game 		W 72–65  5–1
 Cannon Activities Center (3,428)
Laie, HI
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Texas A&M–Commerce L 51–53  5–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (3,948)
Honolulu, HI
December 7, 2022*
5:00 p.m., YouTube 		at UNLV L 62–77  5–3
 Dollar Loan Center (4,207)
Henderson, NV
December 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Saint Francis (PA) W 90–66  6–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (4,036)
Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Pepperdine
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals 		W 76–70  7–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,087)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 		Washington State
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals 		W 62–51  8–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (4,683)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		SMU
Diamond Head Classic Championship Game 		W 58–57  9–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,279)
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		UC Davis W 74–66  10–3
(1–0) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,256)
Honolulu, HI
December 31, 2022
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Cal Poly W 57–48  11–3
(2–0) 		Stan Sheriff Center (4,260)
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 62–49  12–3
(3–0) 		LionTree Arena (976)
La Jolla, CA
January 7, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton L 72–79 OT 12–4
(3–1) 		Titan Gym (823)
Fullerton, CA
January 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Long Beach State W 79–70  13–4
(4–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,801)
Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2023
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Cal State Northridge W 58–51  14–4
(5–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (4,329)
Honolulu, HI
January 19, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine L 68–76  14–5
(5–2) 		Bren Events Center (2,223)
Irvine, CA
January 21, 2023
11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet 		at UC Riverside W 67–63  15–5
(6–2) 		SRC Arena (722)
Riverside, CA
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		UC Santa Barbara L 64–65  15–6
(6–3) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,178)
Honolulu, HI
January 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Cal State Bakersfield W 72–69  16–6
(7–3) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,729)
Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 63–75  16–7
(7–4) 		University Credit Union Center (1,961)
Davis, CA
February 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly W 69–56  17–7
(8–4) 		Mott Athletics Center (2,412)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		UC San Diego W 69–62  18–7
(9–4) 		Stan Sheriff Center (4,529)
Honolulu, HI
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		Cal State Fullerton L 51–52  18–8
(9–5) 		Stan Sheriff Center (5,217)
Honolulu, HI
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State W 70–67  19–8
(10–5) 		Walter Pyramid (1,715)
Long Beach, CA
February 20, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 61–50  20–8
(11–5) 		Icardo Center (976)
Bakersfield, CA
February 23, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports 		UC Riverside L 52–54  20–9
(11–6) 		Stan Sheriff Center (4,957)
Honolulu, HI
February 25, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		UC Irvine W 72–67  21–9
(12–6) 		Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI
March 2, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 81–55  22–9
(13–6) 		Premier America Credit Union Arena (535)
Northridge, CA
March 4, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at UC Santa Barbara L 61–81  22–10
(13–7) 		The Thunderdome (4,123)
Santa Barbara, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2023
12:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals 		L 60–62 OT 22–11
 Dollar Loan Center (1,410)
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.
Source: [3]

References

  1. ^ McInnis, Brian. "Hawaii men's basketball team ends drought in Big West quarterfinals". Spectrum News Hawaii. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Shimabuku, Christian. "Hawaii men's basketball eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in Big West tournament". KHON2. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–2023 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2022.