2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season

This article is about the 2009–10 men's basketball team of the University of Hawaiʻi. For the school's women's team in the same season, see 2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team.

2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 10–20 (3–13 WAC)
Head coach|

* Bob Nash

Assistant coaches|

* Jackson Wheeler
* Larry Farmer
* Eran Ganot

Home arena| Stan Sheriff Center

Seasons

← 2008–09

2010–11 →

2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | PCT |  |  | W |   | L |   | PCT
Utah State | 14 | – | 2 |   | .875 |  |  | 27 | – | 7  |   | .794
Nevada | 11 | – | 5 |   | .688 |  |  | 21 | – | 13  |   | .618
New Mexico State† | 11 | – | 5 |   | .688 |  |  | 22 | – | 11  |   | .667
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 7 |   | .563 |  |  | 24 | – | 11  |   | .686
Fresno State | 7 | – | 9 |   | .438 |  |  | 15 | – | 18  |   | .455
San Jose State | 6 | – | 10 |   | .375 |  |  | 14 | – | 17  |   | .452
Idaho | 6 | – | 10 |   | .375 |  |  | 15 | – | 16  |   | .484
Boise State | 5 | – | 11 |   | .313 |  |  | 15 | – | 17  |   | .469
Hawai'i | 3 | – | 13 |   | .188 |  |  | 10 | – | 20  |   | .333
† 2010 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi during the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. This was Bob Nash's third and final season as head coach as he was fired at the end of the season. The Warriors played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors finished the season 10–20 and 3–13 in WAC play to finish ninth and failed to qualify for the 2010 WAC men's basketball tournament.

## Pre-season

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In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference[1] Hawai'i was selected to finish 9th in the coaches and media polls. Sr. Roderick Flemings was selected to the coaches All-WAC second team.

## 2009–10 Team

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### Roster

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Source[2]

#  | Name  | Height  | Weight (lbs.)  | Position  | Class  | Hometown  | Previous Team(s)

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1  | Petras Balocka | 6'8"  | 250  | C | Sr.  | Vilnius, Lithuania  | Community Christian School
Pensacola JC
2  | Hiram Thompson  | 6'2"  | 175  | G | Jr.  | Sacramento, California | Oak Ridge HS
3  | Zane Johnson  | 6'6"  | 210  | G | Jr.  | Phoenix, Arizona | Thunderbird HS
Arizona
5  | Dwain Williams  | 6'0"  | 175  | G | Jr.  | San Diego, California | Vista Murrieta HS
Providence
12  | Rykin Enos  | 5'11"  | 190  | G | So.  | Aiea, Hawaii | Kamehameha Schools
15  | Beau Albrechtson  | 6'4"  | 205  | G | So.  | Honolulu, Hawaii | Kaimuki HS
20  | Jeremy Lay  | 6'0"  | 185  | G | Jr.  | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Southeast HS
Northern Oklahoma-Enid
21  | Paul Campbell  | 6'10"  | 215  | C | Sr.  | Toronto, Ontario | Northview Heights SS
Arkansas-Fort Smith
22  | Leroy Lutu  | 6'3"  | 200  | G | So.  | Mercer Island, Washington | Mercer Island HS
23  | Roderick Flemings  | 6'7"  | 210  | G | Sr.  | Dallas, Texas | DeSoto HS
Weatherford JC
24  | Adhar Mayen  | 6'8"  | 195  | F | Sr.  | Pflugerville, Texas | Pflugerville HS
Hill CC
25  | Ji Xiang  | 6'10"  | 240  | F | So.  | Zhengzhou, Henan | Zhengzhou No. 11 Middle School
32  | Brandon Adams  | 6'7"  | 220  | F | Sr.  | Seattle, Washington | San Ramon Valley HS
Diablo Valley College
33  | Aleksandar Milovic  | 6'7"  | 220  | F | So.  | Cetinje, Montenegro | Gymnasium
Duquesne
34  | Douglas Kurtz  | 7'0"  | 265  | C | Jr.  | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil  | Universitario in Porto Alegre
Marshalltown CC
41  | Bill Amis  | 6'9"  | 220  | F | Sr.  | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Putnam City HS
Pratt CC

### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Year at Hawai'i | Alma Mater (Year)

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Bob Nash | Head coach | 3rd as HC/31st overall | Hawai'i (1984)
Jackson Wheeler | Associate head coach | 20th | Marymount (1982)
Larry Farmer | Assistant coach | 3rd | UCLA (1973)
Eran Ganot | Assistant coach | 4th | Swarthmore College (2003)
Tim Shepherd | Director of Basketball Operations | 2nd | Chaminade (2004)

## 2009–10 schedule and results

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* All times are Hawaiian

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30
7:05pm |  | Hawai'i-Hilo | W 76–65  |
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,057)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Nov 5
7:05pm |  | BYU-Hawai'i | W 83–69  |
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,575)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
7:35pm, KFVE |  | Southern Utah
Rainbow Classic | W 65–48  | 1–0
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,707)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sun, Nov 15*
5:05pm, KFVE |  | McNesse State
Rainbow Classic | W 73–65  | 2–0
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,322)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Nov 16*
11:00pm, ESPN |  | Northern Colorado
Rainbow Classic/
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | L 75–81  | 2–1
| Stan Sheriff Center (6,134)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Fri, Nov 20*
7:05pm, KFVE |  | Brigham Young | L 65–83  | 2–2
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,891)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Fri, Nov 27*
8:05pm |  | New Mexico | L 71–83  | 2–3
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,256)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Wed, Dec 2*
5:05pm |  | at UC Irvine | L 70–80  | 2–4
| Bren Events Center (1,248)
Irvine, California
Sun, Dec 6*
5:05pm |  | Lamar | W 96–78  | 3–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,096)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Wed, Dec 9*
7:05pm, KFVE |  | Chaminade | W 70–61  | 4–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,057)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Dec 12*
7:05pm |  | Chicago State | W 83–58  | 5–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,158)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tue, Dec 22*
7:30pm, ESPNU |  | Coll. of Charleston
Diamond Head Classic | W 84–71  | 6–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (7,119)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Wed, Dec 23*
6:30pm, ESPN2 |  | UNLV
Diamond Head Classic | L 53–77  | 6–5
| Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Fri, Dec 25*
2:30pm, ESPN2 |  | Saint Mary's
Diamond Head Classic | L 75–84  | 6–6
| Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Dec 28*
7:05pm |  | Northwestern State | W 81–62  | 7–6
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,770)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 2
7:05pm, KFVE |  | Idaho | L 52–59  | 7–7 (0–1)
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,611)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Mon, Jan 4
7:05pm, KFVE |  | Boise State | W 76–68  | 8–7 (1–1)
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,119)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 9
5:00pm |  | at Fresno State | L 64–78  | 8–8 (1–2)
| Save Mart Center (8,193)
Fresno, California
Mon, Jan 11
4:00pm |  | at Utah State | L 54–98  | 8–9 (1–3)
| Smith Spectrum (9,888)
Logan, Utah
Sun, Jan 17
7:05pm, KFVE |  | San Jose State | W 68–67  | 9–9 (2–3)
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,723)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Jan 21
7:05pm, KFVE |  | New Mexico State | L 69–71  | 9–10 (2–4)
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,288)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Jan 23
7:05pm, KFVE |  | Louisiana Tech | L 60–65  | 9–11 (2–5)
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,857)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Jan 28
5:00pm |  | at San Jose State | L 60–83  | 9–12 (2–6)
| The Event Center (2,651)
San Jose, California
Sat, Jan 30
5:05pm |  | at Nevada | L 60–66  | 9–13 (2–7)
| Lawlor Events Center (7,490)
Reno, Nevada
Sat, Feb 6
8:05pm, KFVE |  | Fresno State | L 51–61  | 9–14 (2–8)
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,456)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Feb 13
4:00pm, KFVE |  | at Louisiana Tech | L 60–66  | 9–15 (2–9)
| Thomas Assembly Center (2,096)
Ruston, Louisiana
Mon, Feb 15
4:00pm |  | at New Mexico State | L 64–88  | 9–16 (2–10)
| Pan American Center (5,561)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sat, Feb 20*
8:00pm |  | Cal Poly | L 89–102  | 9–17
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,381)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Feb 25
7:05pm, KFVE |  | Utah State | L 50–61  | 9–18 (2–11)
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,446)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sat, Feb 27
7:05pm, KFVE |  | Nevada | W 74–63  | 10–18 (3–11)
| Stan Sheriff Center (6,025)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Thu, Mar 4
4:05pm |  | at Boise State | L 63–82  | 10–19 (3–12)
| Taco Bell Arena (2,183)
Boise, Idaho
Sat, Mar 6
3:05pm |  | at Idaho | L 69–78  | 10–20 (3–13)
| Cowan Spectrum (1,502)
Moscow, Idaho

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

## References

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1. ^ "2009-10 WAC Basketball Preseason Polls Announced - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference". Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
2. ^ "2018-2019 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics.
3. ^ "2009-10 Schedule". Retrieved November 20, 2009.

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