2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by sixth-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 9th season in that league.

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record11–10 (9–9 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Gerlufsen (2nd season)
  • John Montgomery (6th season)
  • Jabari Trotter (3rd season)
Captains
  • Justin Webster
  • Casdon Jardine
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
Seasons
2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 13 3   .813 22 5   .815
UC Irvine 10 4   .714 18 9   .667
UC Riverside 8 4   .667 14 8   .636
UC Davis 6 4   .600 10 8   .556
Cal State Bakersfield 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
Hawai'i 9 9   .500 11 10   .524
Cal State Fullerton 5 7   .417 6 10   .375
Cal State Northridge 5 9   .357 9 13   .409
Long Beach State 4 8   .333 6 12   .333
Cal Poly 1 15   .063 4 20   .167
UC San Diego* 0 0   7 10   .412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
2021 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

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The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2019–20 season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish fourth place. However, they were unable to play a single game in the Big West Conference tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Drew Buggs 1 G 6' 3" 195
 
Redshirt
Junior
Long Beach, California Transferred to Missouri
Eddie Stansberry 3 G 6' 3" 190 Senior San Francisco, California Graduated
Jessiya Villa 4 G 5' 11" 175 Freshman Laie, Hawaii Transferred to Chaminade
Garrett Cason 12 F 6' 6" 200 Freshman Fairfield, California Departed program
Zigmars Raimo 14 F 6' 9" 225 Senior Madona, Latvia Graduated
Owen Hulland 15 C 7' 0" 230 Sophomore Adelaide, Australia Departed program
Ahmed Ali 23 G 5' 11" 170 Senior Toronto, Ontario Transferred to Portland
Dawson Carper 44 C 7' 0" 250 Sophomore Colorado Springs, Colorado Transferred to Missouri State

Incoming transfers

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Name Position Height Year Hometown Notes
Manel Ayol F 6' 7" Junior Melbourne, Australia Junior college transfer from Western Wyoming College
Noel Coleman G 6' 1" Sophomore Leopoldsburg, Belgium Transferred from San Diego
Casdon Jardine F 6' 7" Senior Twin Falls, Idaho Transferred from Utah Valley
James Jean-Marie F/C 6' 8" Senior Montreal, Canada Transferred from San Diego
JoVon McClanahan G 5' 11" Sophomore Vallejo, California Junior college transfer from Sheridan College

2020 Commitments

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Biwali Bayles
G
Sydney, Australia Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Beon Riley
G
San Diego, California Cathedral Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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Media poll

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The preseason poll was released on November 12, 2020. Hawaiʻi was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference standings.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UC Irvine 270 (18)
2 UC Santa Barbara 254 (9)
3 UC Davis 182 (1)
4 Hawaii 165
5 UC Riverside 160
6 Long Beach State 141
7 CSU Bakersfield 117
8 CSU Northridge 102
9 Cal State Fullerton 95
10 Cal Poly 54

Preseason Big West Men's Basketball All-Conference Team

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The Rainbow Warriors did not have anyone named to the preseason All-Conference Team.

Roster

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2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Junior Madut 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Wyndham HS
Eastern Florida State College
Sydney, Australia
F/C 1 James Jean-Marie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Athlos Leadership Academy
Navarro College
San Diego
Montreal, Canada
G 2 Justin Webster (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Dallas, Texas
G 3 Jovan McClanahan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Salesian College Prep
Sheridan College
Vallejo, California
G 4 Noel Coleman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy
San Diego
Leopoldsburg, Belgium
F 5 Bernardo da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wasatch Academy Rio das Ostras, Brazil
G 10 Beon Riley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cathedral Catholic HS Chula Vista, California
C 11 Mate Colina 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Lake Ginninderra HS Melbourne, Australia
G 14 Biwali Bayles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Alexandria Park Community School Redfern, NSW, Australia
F 20 Zoar Nedd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Kapolei HS Kapolei, Hawaii
F 22 Casdon Jardine (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Twin Falls HS
Utah Valley
Twin Falls, Idaho
F 23 Manel Ayol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Notre Dame Catholic School
Western Wyoming College
Melbourne, Australia
G/F 32 Samuta Avea (Opt-out)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii
G/F 42 Justin Hemsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Damien HS Rancho Cucamonga, California
G 50 Kameron Ng 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Saint Francis School Kaneohe, Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Support staff

Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Tanner Hull (Missouri)
    Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Lawrence Lam
    Assistant Athletic Trainer

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

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 11, 2020*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Hawaii Pacific W 83–50  1–0
 21  Jean-Marie   11  Jean-Marie   3  Coleman  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 19, 2020*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Hawaii–Hilo W 89–66  2–0
 15  Webster   10  Jardine   5  Bayles  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020 [a]
Cal Poly Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 5 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 28, 2020
Cal Poly Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 6 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 8, 2021
2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv
at UC Riverside W 88–83  3–0
(1–0)
 24  Jean-Marie   7  Madut   3  Madut  SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 9, 2021
2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv
at UC Riverside L 68–70  3–1
(1–1)
 26  Jardine   9  Jardine   3  McClanahan  SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Bakersfield L 55–60  3–2
(1–2)
 12  Madut   10  Madut   3  Bayles  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Bakersfield L 72–83  3–3
(1–3)
 23  Webster   3  Tied   3  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 22, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 67–83  3–4
(1–4)
 20  Webster   9  Bayles   4  Tied  Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 76–53  4–4
(2–4)
 14  Madut   11  Colina   5  McClanahan  Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Irvine L 51–53  4–5
(2–5)
 14  Jardine   6  Jean-Marie   5  McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Irvine W 62–61 OT 5–5
(3–5)
 22  Madut   7  Colina   3  Madut  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 5, 2021 [b]
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal Poly W 84–68  6–5
(4–5)
 20  Webster   9  Colina   3  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal Poly W 81–64  7–5
(5–5)
 20  Jean-Marie   8  Jardine   7  McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Santa Barbara L 50–59  7–6
(5–6)
 10  Jean-Marie   6  Colina   1  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2021
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Santa Barbara L 74–81 OT 7–7
(5–7)
 25  Jardine   6  Jardine   5  Bayles  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 75–74  8–7
(6–7)
 23  Madut   7  Jean-Marie   3  Tied  Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 20, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge L 80–88 OT 8–8
(6–8)
 22  Jardine   3  Bayles   6  Bayles  Matadome 
Northridge, CA
February 26, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Long Beach State W 78–76  9–8
(7–8)
 16  Webster   7  Hemsley   3  McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 27, 2021
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Long Beach State W 79–76  10–8
(8–8)
 20  Jean-Marie   12  Jean-Marie   4  Madut  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
March 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv
at UC Davis W 73–68  11–8
(9–8)
 17  Webster   8  Jean-Marie   4  Tied  The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
March 6, 2021
2:00p.m., BigWest.tv
at UC Davis L 66–74  11–9
(9–9)
 19  Jean-Marie   8  Jean-Marie   2  Jean-Marie  The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 11, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) UC Riverside
Quarterfinals
L 52–62  11–10
 12  Madut   8  Jardine   3  Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.

Notes

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  1. ^ The series was originally canceled, but later rescheduled after the UC San Diego series was canceled by mutual agreement.
  2. ^ The series against UC San Diego was cancelled by mutual agreement; thus, the Cal Poly series was rescheduled for these dates, and deemed postponed.[3]

Source: [4]

References

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  1. ^ Carlson, Kainoa. "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Media Tab UC Irvine As Favorite in 2020-21 Men's Basketball Race". Big West Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Hosts Cal Poly In Rescheduled Match-Up". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020–21 Hawai'i Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaiiathletics.com. Sidearm Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2020.