The 2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by tenth-year head coach Eran Ganot, play their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center located in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference.
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Outrigger Rainbow Classic champions | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 4–1 (0–0 Big West) |
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| Associate head coach | Brad Davidson |
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| Home arena | Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big West tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Rainbow Warriors finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 11–9 in Big West play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Cal State Northridge,[2] before falling to UC Davis in the semifinals of the Big West tournament.[3] Despite a second consecutive 20-win season, the team decided to not pursue a postseason bid.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at Hawaii–Hilo | W 64–61 | – |
14 – Nemeikša | 11 – Christensen | 4 – Beattie | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,987) Hilo, HI | ||||
| November 2, 2024* 5:00 p.m. |
vs. Chaminade | W 85–80 | – |
20 – Jacobs | 17 – Christensen | 4 – Hunkin-Claytor | Ka'ulaheanuiokamoku Gym (301) Pukalani, HI | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Life Pacific Outrigger Rainbow Classic |
W 96–61 | 1–0 |
20 – Jacobs | 9 – Nemeikša | 3 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,221) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| November 10, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
San Jose State Outrigger Rainbow Classic |
W 80–69 | 2–0 |
20 – Christensen | 8 – Christensen | 4 – Greene | Stan Sheriff Center (4,580) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Pacific Outrigger Rainbow Classic |
W 76–66 | 3–0 |
18 – Tied | 10 – Nemeikša | 2 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,313) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| November 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Weber State | W 73–68 OT | 4–0 |
25 – Christensen | 8 – Nemeikša | 4 – Beattie | Stan Sheriff Center (4,433) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| November 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 10 North Carolina | L 69–87 | 4–1 |
16 – Nemeikša | 10 – Tied | 4 – Greene | Stan Sheriff Center (8,948) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Hawaii Pacific | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| December 3, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024 11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet |
at Long Beach State | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| December 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Charlotte Diamond Head Classic First round |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| December 23, 2024* ESPN2 or ESPNU |
Nebraska/Murray State Diamond Head Classic |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| December 25, 2024* ESPN2 or ESPNU |
Diamond Head Classic |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
UC Santa Barbara | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Cal Poly | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Riverside | SRC Arena Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet |
at Cal State Fullerton | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Cal State Northridge | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Cal State Bakersfield | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Davis | University Credit Union Center Davis, CA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Irvine | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
UC San Diego | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
Cal State Fullerton | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 5:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet |
at Cal Poly | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN Wildcard |
at UC Santa Barbara | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports/ESPN Wildcard |
Long Beach State | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
UC Irvine | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
UC Riverside | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports |
UC Davis | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Bakersfield | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA | |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN Wildcard |
at Cal State Northridge | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA | |||||||||
| Big West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+ and ESPN2 |
vs. | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hawaii downs CSUN, heads to Big West semis". KHON2. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hawaii men's basketball rally against UC Davis falls short in Big West semifinals". Spectrum News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "No tournament for Hawaii men's basketball team— season over". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.