2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season

2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball

NIT, Second Round

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 19–12 (9–9 WAC)
Head coach|

* Riley Wallace (16th season)

Associate head coach| Bob Nash (16th season)
Assistant coaches|

* Jackson Wheeler (13th season)
* Bob Burke (1st season)

Home arena| Stan Sheriff Center

Seasons

<- 2001–02

2003–04 ->

2002–03 WAC men's basketball standings

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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

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2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

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

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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

* Riley Wallace (Centenary)

Assistant coach(es)

* Bob Nash (Hawaiʻi)
* Jackson Wheeler (Marymount (KS))
* Bob Burke (Campbell)

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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 19, 2023

Source[4]

## Schedule and results

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

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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

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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.

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