2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	21–12 (11–7 WAC)
Head coach	Riley Wallace (17th season);
Associate head coach	Bob Nash (17th season)
Assistant coaches	Jackson Wheeler (14th season); Bob Burke (2nd season);
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center
	Seasons ← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The 2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2003–04 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 5th in the WAC during the regular season, and lost in the first round in the WAC tournament to Rice.^[1]

2003–04 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Boise State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Rice	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Hawaii	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Fresno State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Louisiana Tech	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
SMU	5	–	13	.278	12	–	18	.400
Tulsa	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	6	–	23	.207

† 2004 WAC tournament winner

Hawaii failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but was selected to participate in the NIT, the school's fourth consecutive appearance in the postseason. The Rainbow Warriors won their first game against #25 Utah State, the first road victory over a ranked opponent in school history.^[2] Hawaii won again to advance to the NIT quarterfinals, but were eliminated by eventual NIT champion Michigan, 88–73.^[3]

Roster

2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	2	Phil Martin	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
G	3	Jake Sottos	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Monmouth, Illinois
C	12	Milos Zivanovic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	RS So	Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
G	13	Jason Carter	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Gary, Indiana
F/C	14	Haim Shimonovich	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr	Rishon LeZion, Israel
G	20	Logan Lee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	San Antonio, Texas
G/F	22	Vaidotas Peciukas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Joniškis, Lithuania
G/F	24	Michael Kuebler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Salem, Oregon
G/F	33	Bobby Nash	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Honolulu, Hawaii
F	34	Jeff Blackett	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Ogden, Utah
F	40	Paul Jesinskis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	RS Sr	Assagay, South Africa
F	41	Julian Sensley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Kailua, Hawaii
F	54	Nkeruwem Akpan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

Head coach

Riley Wallace (Centenary)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2023

Source^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Preseason
November 17, 2003* 7:05 pm		BYU–Hawaii Exhibition	W 63–56	—	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 21, 2003* 7:05 pm		UC Santa Barbara	L 51–57	0–1	Stan Sheriff Center (6,058) Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2003* 6:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Santa Clara Maui Invitational	W 56–43	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2003* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 68–54	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2003* 4:30 pm		vs. Dayton Maui Invitational	L 72–82	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, HI
December 7, 2003* 4:05 pm		EA Sports All-Stars Exhibition	W 69–67	—	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 15, 2003* 7:05 pm		Oregon State	W 70–67 ^OT	3–2	Stan Sheriff Center (5,752) Honolulu, HI
December 19, 2003* 7:05 pm		Texas Southern Adidas Festival	W 97–67	4–2	Stan Sheriff Center (5,694) Honolulu, HI
December 20, 2003* 7:05 pm		New Orleans Adidas Festival	W 92–64	5–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,954) Honolulu, HI
December 27, 2003* 7:35 pm		Lamar Rainbow Classic	W 94–88	6–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,997) Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2003* 7:35 pm		IUPUI Rainbow Classic	W 82–64	7–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,892) Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2003* 7:05 am		Fairfield Rainbow Classic	W 50–49 ^OT	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center (7,384) Honolulu, HI
January 3, 2004 7:05 pm		Fresno State	L 58–69	8–3 (0–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,798) Honolulu, HI
January 5, 2004 7:05 pm		Nevada	W 60–53	9–3 (1–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (6,155) Honolulu, HI
January 10, 2004 4:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 83–76	10–3 (2–1)	Event Center Arena (1,354) San Jose, CA
January 15, 2004 3:05 pm		at SMU	W 66–65	11–3 (3–1)	Moody Coliseum (2,743) Dallas, TX
January 17, 2004 3:00 pm		at Louisiana Tech	W 67–60	12–3 (4–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,679) Ruston, LA
January 22, 2004 7:05 pm		UTEP	W 85–63	13–3 (5–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (6,903) Honolulu, HI
January 24, 2004 7:05 pm		Boise State	W 64–58	14–3 (6–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (8,962) Honolulu, HI
January 28, 2004 3:05 pm		at Rice	L 73–76	14–4 (6–2)	Rice Gymnasium (2,923) Houston, TX
January 31, 2004 10:05 am		at Tulsa	W 73–71 ^2OT	15–4 (7–2)	Reynolds Center (7,604) Tulsa, OK
February 7, 2004 7:05 pm		San Jose State	W 56–55	16–4 (8–2)	Stan Sheriff Center (8,337) Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2004 7:05 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 61–62	16–5 (8–3)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,476) Honolulu, HI
February 14, 2004 7:05 pm		SMU	W 62–59	17–5 (9–3)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,883) Honolulu, HI
February 18, 2004 4:30 pm		at Boise State	L 57–74	17–6 (9–4)	BSU Pavilion (5,033) Boise, ID
February 21, 2004* 7:00 pm		at No. 20 Southern Illinois ESPN BracketBusters	L 62–66	17–7	SIU Arena (9,628) Carbondale, IL
February 23, 2004 4:05 pm		at UTEP	L 62–71	17–8 (9–5)	Don Haskins Center (12,000) El Paso, TX
February 27, 2004 7:05 pm		Tulsa	W 92–62	18–8 (10–5)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,780) Honolulu, HI
February 29, 2004 3:05 pm		Rice	W 91–77	19–8 (11–5)	Stan Sheriff Center (9,214) Honolulu, HI
March 4, 2004 5:05 pm		at Nevada	L 64–77	19–9 (11–6)	Lawlor Events Center (10,153) Reno, NV
March 6, 2004 5:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 60–69	19–10 (11–7)	Save Mart Center (14,222) Fresno, CA
WAC tournament
March 11, 2004 12:35 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Rice WAC Quarterfinals	L 68–70	19–11	Save Mart Center (5,303) Fresno, CA
NIT
March 17, 2004 4:05 pm		at No. 25 Utah State NIT First Round	W 85–74	20–11	Smith Spectrum (8,976) Logan, UT
March 22, 2004 6:00 pm		Nebraska NIT Second Round	W 84–83	21–11	Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Honolulu, HI
March 24, 2004 4:05 pm		at Michigan NIT Quarterfinals	L 73–88	21–12	Crisler Arena (10,306) Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaiian Time.

Source^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Rice 70, Hawaii 68". ESPN. March 11, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii" (PDF). Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "Michigan 88, Hawaii 73". ESPN. March 25, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "2003-2004 Men's Basketball Roster". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "Hawaii - Season Statistics". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
^ "2003-04 Hawaii Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[1] "Rice 70, Hawaii 68". ESPN. March 11, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii" (PDF). Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[3] "Michigan 88, Hawaii 73". ESPN. March 25, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2023.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "2003-2004 Men's Basketball Roster". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[5] "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[6] "Hawaii - Season Statistics". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

[7] "2003-04 Hawaii Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

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