2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

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.

2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2018–19 record18–13 (9–7 Big West)
Head coachEran Ganot (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • John Montgomery
  • Jabari Trotter
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine151 .938  316  .838
UC Santa Barbara106 .625  2210  .688
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  1618  .471
Hawaii97 .563  1813  .581
Long Beach State88 .500  1519  .441
UC Davis79 .438  1120  .355
Cal State Northridge79 .438  1321  .382
UC Riverside412 .250  1023  .303
Cal Poly214 .125  623  .207
2019 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaaron Stallworth5G6'1"180SophomoreElk Grove, CADeparted Program
Mike Thomas13G6'7"225SeniorWoodland Hills, CaliforniaGraduated
Ido Flaisher15C6'10"235SophomoreHerzliya, IsraelDeparted Program
Gibson Johnson21F6'8"220SeniorCenterville, UtahGraduated
Zach Buscher24G6'3"180JuniorKailua, HawaiiGraduated
Trevor LaCount35F6'7"185JuniorVentura, CaliforniaDeparted Program

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Eddie Stansberry3G6'3"190JuniorSan Francisco, CAJunior college transferred from City College of San Francisco
Hutifah Abdeljawad24G6'0"160SophomoreHonolulu, HawaiiTransferred from San Diego Mesa College

2018 Commitments

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/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 2018-11-20.

    Roster

    2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Leland Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrRedondo Union HS Los Angeles, California
    G 1 Drew Buggs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoLong Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California
    G 2 Brocke Stepteau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrDallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, Texas
    G 3 Eddie Stansberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrArchbishop 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) SoTaft HS
    Riverside City College
    Tarzana, California
    C 11 Mate Colina  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrLake Ginninderra HS Melbourne, Australia
    F 12 Jack Purchase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrCarey Grammar
    Auburn
    Melbourne, Australia
    F 14 Zigmars Raimo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrRiga Secondary School No. 49 Madona, Latvia
    C 15 Owen Hulland 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrLake Ginninderra HS Adelaide, Australia
    F 20 Zoar Nedd (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrKapolei HS Kapolei, Hawaii
    G 23 Sheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) SrIgelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
    G 24 Hutifah Abdeljawad  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoMcKinley HS
    San Diego Mesa College
    Honolulu, Hawaii
    G/F 32 Samuta Avea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoKahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii
    G/F 42 Justin Hemsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrDamien HS Rancho Cucamonga, California
    C 44 Dawson Carper 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrRampart 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

    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 2nd 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 L 66–68  18–13
    Honda Center (3,656)
    Anaheim, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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    See also

    • 2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

    References

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