2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball

Rainbow Classic champions

Conference| Big West Conference
Record| 17–13 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach|

* Eran Ganot (3rd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Adam Jacobsen
* John Montgomery
* Marlon Stewart

Captains|

* Gibson Johnson
* Mike Thomas

Home arena| Stan Sheriff Center

Seasons

<- 2016–17

2018–19 ->

2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
UC Davis | 12 | - | 4 |  | .750 |  |  | 22 | - | 11  |  | .667
UC Santa Barbara | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688 |  |  | 23 | - | 9  |  | .719
UC Irvine | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688 |  |  | 18 | - | 17  |  | .514
Cal State Fullerton † | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625 |  |  | 20 | - | 12  |  | .625
Long Beach State | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563 |  |  | 15 | - | 18  |  | .455
Hawai'i | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 17 | - | 13  |  | .567
Cal Poly | 4 | - | 12 |  | .250 |  |  | 9 | - | 22  |  | .290
UC Riverside | 4 | - | 12 |  | .250 |  |  | 9 | - | 22  |  | .290
Cal State Northridge | 3 | - | 13 |  | .188 |  |  | 6 | - | 24  |  | .200
† 2018 Big West tournament winner

The 2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by third-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine. They were invited to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, but they declined the invitation, citing financial concerns.

## Previous season

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The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.

## Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure

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Darryl Matthews | 4 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; transferred
Matthew Owies | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to Seattle
Brian Garrett | 20 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | San Carlos, CA | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay
Noah Allen | 32 | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Pacific Grove, CA | Graduated
Larry Lewis Jr. | 34 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduate transferred to Hawaii Pacific

### Incoming transfers

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Brandon Thomas | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Sophomore | Woodland Hills, CA | Junior college transferred from Riverside City College
Jaaron Stallworth | 5 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Elk Grove, CA | Junior college transferred from Yuba College

## 2017 Commitments

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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Samuta Avea
#54 SF | Kahuku, HI  | Kahuku High SChool  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 190 lb (86 kg)  | Nov 16, 2016
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Justin Hemsley
#90 PG | La Verne, CA  | Damien High School  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
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:

*   *   *   *   * "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2017.

## Roster

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2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | Leland Green | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Redondo Union HS | Los Angeles, California
G | 1  | Drew Buggs | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | RS Fr | Long Beach Poly HS | Long Beach, California
G | 2  | Brocke Stepteau (W) | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jr | Dallas Jesuit Prep School | Dallas, Texas
G | 4  | Brandon Thomas | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | So | Taft HS
Riverside City College | Woodland Hills, California
G | 5  | Jaaron Stallworth | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | So | Cosumnes Oaks HS
Yuba College | Elk Grove, California
F | 12  | Jack Purchase | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jr | Carey Grammar
Auburn | Melbourne, Australia
F | 13  | Mike Thomas (C) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sr | El Camino Real HS | Woodland Hills, California
F | 14  | Zigmars Raimo | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | So | Riga Secondary School No. 49  | Madona, Latvia
C | 15  | Ido Flaisher | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | So | Hadash Herzliya HS  | Herzliya, Israel
F | 21  | Gibson Johnson (C) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sr | Viewmont HS
Salt Lake Community College | Centerville, Utah
G | 23  | Sheriff Drammeh | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jr | Igelstavikens Gymnasium  | Stockholm, Sweden
G | 24  | Zach Buscher (W) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr | ʻIolani School | Kailua, Hawaii
G/F | 32  | Samuta Avea | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Kahuku HS | Hauʻula, Hawaii
F | 35  | Trevor LaCount (W) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | RS Jr | Ventura HS
Ventura Community College | Ventura, California
G/F | 42  | Justin Hemsley | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Damien HS | Rancho Cucamonga, California

Head coach

* Eran Ganot (Swarthmore College)

Assistant coach(es)

* Adam Jacobsen (Pacific)
* John Montgomery (Loyola Marymount)
* Chris Acker (Chaminade)

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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: November 20, 2017

## Schedule and results

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

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Exhibition
Nov 1, 2017*
8:00 pm |  | Hawaii Pacific | W 90–70 |
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,110)
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic | W 82–70 | 1–0
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,764)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 12, 2017*
5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | North Dakota
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic | W 81–78 | 2–0
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,180)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Troy
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic | W 72–67 OT | 3–0
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,078)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 2017*
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Nevada | L 54–67 | 3–1
| Stan Sheriff Center (6,309)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Adams State | W 87–77 | 4–1
| Stan Sheriff Center (4,515)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, P12N |  | at Utah | L 60–80 | 4–2
| Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,896)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Prairie View A&M | W 72–60 | 5–2
| Stan Sheriff Center (4,963)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 9, 2017*
9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | UH Hilo | W 82–64 | 6–2
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,003)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 17, 2017*
5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Utah Valley | W 70–69 | 7–2
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,187)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPNU |  | No. 6 Miami (FL)
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 57–75 | 7–3
| Stan Sheriff Center (7,669)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPNU |  | Davidson
Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round | W 79–71 | 8–3
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,946)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2017*
9:30 am, ESPNU |  | Princeton
Diamond Head Classic 5th place game | L 63–77 | 8–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (6,698)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Howard | W 84–59 | 9–4
| Stan Sheriff Center (5,296)
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 |  | at Long Beach State | L 81–89 | 9–5
(0–1)  | Walter Pyramid (2,246)
Long Beach, CA
Jan 6, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3 |  | at Cal State Northridge | W 65–46 | 10–5
(1–1)  | Matadome (686)
Northridge, CA
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Cal Poly | W 57–45 | 11–5
(2–1)  | Stan Sheriff Center (5,189)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 13, 2018
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | UC Santa Barbara | W 77–76 | 12–5
(3–1)  | Stan Sheriff Center (5,719)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | UC Davis | W 77–72 | 13–5
(4–1)  | Stan Sheriff Center (6,581)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 27, 2018
8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Cal State Fullerton | L 66–69 | 13–6
(4–2)  | Stan Sheriff Center (6,869)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 1, 2018
5:00 pm |  | at UC Santa Barbara | L 82–84 OT | 13–7
(4–3)  | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,317)
Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 3, 2018
5:00 pm |  | at Cal Poly | L 64–78 | 13–8
(4–4)  | Mott Athletics Center (2,703)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | UC Riverside | L 60–64 | 13–9
(4–5)  | Stan Sheriff Center (5,206)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Cal State Northridge | L 71–77 | 13–10
(4–6)  | Stan Sheriff Center (5,945)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 15, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 |  | at UC Irvine | W 62–61 | 14–10
(5–6)  | Bren Events Center (1,424)
Irvine, CA
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm, FS Prime Ticket |  | at UC Riverside | W 74–69 OT | 15–10
(6–6)  | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (465)
Riverside, CA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | Long Beach State | W 74–63 | 16–10
(7–6)  | Stan Sheriff Center (5,409)
Honolulu, HI
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports |  | UC Irvine | L 57–66 | 16–11
(7–7)  | Stan Sheriff Center (7,353)
Honolulu, HI
Mar 1, 2018
5:00 pm |  | at UC Davis | L 59–70 | 16–12
(7–8)  | The Pavilion (2,491)
Davis, CA
Mar 3, 2018
1:00 pm, FS Prime Ticket |  | at Cal State Fullerton | W 68–60 | 17–12
(8–8)  | Titan Gym (972)
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 2018
6:00 pm, Fox Sport West | (6)  | vs. (3) UC Irvine
Quarterfinals | L 67–68 | 17–13
| Honda Center (3,311)
Anaheim, CA

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

Source:[1]

## See also

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* 2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

## References

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1. ^ "Hawaii Athletics – Schedule". Hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

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