2000–01 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season

2000–01 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball

WAC Tournament champion

NCAA, First Round

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 17–14 (8–8 WAC)
Head coach|

* Riley Wallace (14th season)

Associate head coach| Bob Nash (14th season)
Assistant coaches|

* Jackson Wheeler (11th season)
* Scott Rigot (2nd season)

Home arena| Stan Sheriff Center

Seasons

<- 1999–2000

2001–02 ->

2000–01 WAC men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Fresno State | 13 | - | 3 |  | .813 |  |  | 26 | - | 7  |  | .788
Tulsa | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625 |  |  | 26 | - | 11  |  | .703
UTEP | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625 |  |  | 23 | - | 9  |  | .719
TCU | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563 |  |  | 20 | - | 11  |  | .645
Hawaii † | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 17 | - | 14  |  | .548
SMU | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 18 | - | 12  |  | .600
San Jose State | 6 | - | 10 |  | .375 |  |  | 14 | - | 14  |  | .500
Rice | 5 | - | 11 |  | .313 |  |  | 14 | - | 16  |  | .467
Nevada | 3 | - | 13 |  | .188 |  |  | 10 | - | 18  |  | .357
† 2001 WAC tournament winner

The 2000–01 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2000–01 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. The Rainbow Warriors finished 5th in the WAC during the regular season, but landed three upset victories in three days during the WAC tournament, finishing with a 78–72 overtime victory over host Tulsa in the championship game.[1]

As WAC tournament champions, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were given the 12th seed in the Midwest region. The Rainbow Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the tournament, losing to Syracuse, 79–69.[2]

## Roster

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2000–01 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown

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G/F | 1  | Predrag Savović | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |

| Jr | Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia
F | 2  | Phil Martin | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |

| RS Fr | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
G | 3  | Mike McIntyre | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |

| Jr | Long Beach, California
F | 4  | Boško Radović | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |

| Fr | Titograd, Yugoslavia
G | 5  | David Hilton | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |

| Fr | New York, New York
G | 10  | Lance Takaki | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |

| So | Honolulu, Hawaii
G | 12  | Ricky Terrell | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |

| Jr | Los Angeles, California
F/C | 14  | Haim Shimonovich | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |

| Fr | Rishon LeZion, Israel
F | 21  | Mindaugas Burneika | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |

| Jr | Kaunas, Lithuania
G/F | 22  | Nerijus Puida | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |

| Sr | Šakiai, Lithuania
G | 23  | Carl English | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |

| Fr | Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
F | 24  | Troy Olster | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |

| Sr | West Valley City, Utah
G | 25  | Ryne Holliday | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |

| So | Belleville, Illinois
F | 33  | Lane O'Conner | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |

| Sr | Vancouver, Washington
C | 34  | Todd Fields | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |

| Sr | Mesquite, Texas

Head coach

* Riley Wallace (Centenary)

Assistant coach(es)

* Bob Nash (Hawaiʻi)
* Jackson Wheeler (Marymount (KS))
* Scott Rigot (Buffalo)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: January 18, 2023

Source[3]

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site
city, state

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Regular season
November 17, 2000*
|  | Louisville | L 71–86 | 0–1
| Stan Sheriff Center (6,776)
Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2000*
|  | Southeastern Louisiana
United Airlines Tip-Off Tournament | W 59–55 | 1–1
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,922)
Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2000*
|  | San Diego
United Airlines Tip-Off Tournament | L 63–66 | 1–2
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,744)
Honolulu, HI
December 9, 2000*
|  | at UCLA | L 64–84 | 1–3
| Pauley Pavilion (6,604)
Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2000*
|  | Texas–Pan American | W 86–73 | 2–3
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,755)
Honolulu, HI
December 21, 2000*
|  | Georgia State
Nike Festival | L 64–65 | 2–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,781)
Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2000*
|  | Cal State Northridge
Nike Festival | W 76–70 | 3–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,727)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2000*
|  | UAB
Nike Festival | W 100–86 | 4–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,794)
Honolulu, HI
December 27, 2000*
|  | Manhattan
Rainbow Classic | W 81–67 | 5–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (7,350)
Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2000*
|  | Saint Louis
Rainbow Classic | W 75–67 | 6–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (8,088)
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2000*
|  | No. 6 Tennessee
Rainbow Classic | L 58–69 | 6–5
| Stan Sheriff Center (8,291)
Honolulu, HI
January 4, 2001
|  | at TCU | L 64–103 | 6–6
(0–1)  | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,825)
Fort Worth, TX
January 6, 2001
|  | at SMU | L 56–69 | 6–7
(0–2)  | Moody Coliseum (2,306)
Dallas, Texas
January 11, 2001
|  | UTEP | L 71–79 | 6–8
(0–3)  | Stan Sheriff Center (5,875)
Honolulu, HI
January 13, 2001
|  | Tulsa | W 68–65 | 7–8
(1–3)  | Stan Sheriff Center (6,301)
Honolulu, HI
January 20, 2001
|  | San Jose State | W 65–64 | 8–8
(2–3)  | Stan Sheriff Center (6,438)
Honolulu, HI
January 25, 2001
|  | at Rice | L 64–70 | 8–9
(2–4)  | Rice Gymnasium (2,514)
Houston, Texas
January 28, 2001
|  | at Tulsa | L 67–79 | 8–10
(2–5)  | Reynolds Center (8,096)
Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2001
|  | No. 19 Fresno State | W 91–73 | 9–10
(3–5)  | Stan Sheriff Center (6,249)
Honolulu, HI
February 3, 2001
|  | Nevada | W 76–69 | 10–10
(4–5)  | Stan Sheriff Center (6,567)
Honolulu, HI
February 8, 2001
|  | at Nevada | L 60–73 | 10–11
(4–6)  | Lawlor Events Center (5,674)
Reno, NV
February 11, 2001
|  | at No. 23 Fresno State | L 63–86 | 10–12
(4–7)  | Selland Arena (10,220)
Fresno, CA
February 15, 2001
|  | SMU | W 79–65 | 11–12
(5–7)  | Stan Sheriff Center (5,988)
Honolulu, HI
February 17, 2001
|  | Rice | W 61–53 | 12–12
(6–7)  | Stan Sheriff Center (7,130)
Honolulu, HI
February 22, 2001
|  | TCU | W 102–87 | 13–12
(7–7)  | Stan Sheriff Center (7,025)
Honolulu, HI
March 1, 2001
|  | at San Jose State | W 71–61 | 14–12
(8–7)  | Event Center Arena (1,041)
San Jose, CA
March 3, 2001
|  | at UTEP | L 77–85 | 14–13
(8–8)  | Don Haskins Center (12,222)
El Paso, TX
WAC tournament
March 8, 2001
| (5)  | vs. (4) TCU
WAC Quarterfinals | W 99–79 | 15–13
| Reynolds Center (2,759)
Tulsa, OK
March 9, 2001
| (5)  | vs. (1) No. 25 Fresno State
WAC Semifinals | W 76–67 | 16–13
| Reynolds Center (7,669)
Tulsa, OK
March 10, 2001
| (5)  | at (2) Tulsa
WAC Championship | W 78–72 | 17–13
| Reynolds Center (8,160)
Tulsa, OK
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2001
| (12 MW)  | vs. No. 17 Syracuse
NCAA First Round | L 69–79 | 17–14
| UD Arena (13,133)
Dayton, OH

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaiian Time.

Source[4][5][6]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Tulsa will likely have to settle for NIT bid". ESPN. March 10, 2001. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
2. ^ Reardon, Dave (March 17, 2001). "UH loses to Syracuse but wins love of fans". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
3. ^ "2000-2001 Men's Basketball Roster". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
4. ^ "2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
5. ^ "2000-01 Hawaii Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
6. ^ "2000-2001 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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