The following is a list of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Rainbow Warriors in their 102-season history.[1]
Hawaii's current head coach is Eran Ganot. He was hired as the Rainbow Warriors' head coach in April 2015,[2] replacing Benjy Taylor, who was not retained after serving as interim coach for the 2014–15 season.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | 1912–1916[a] | No coach | 3 | 13–6 | .684 |
1 | 1918–1919 | David L. Crawford | 1 | 2–5 | .286 |
2 | 1919–1920 | Edward Williford | 1 | 2–5 | .286 |
3 | 1921–1923 | Otto Klum | 2 | 13–8 | .619 |
4 | 1923–1926 | Charles Jones | 3 | 12–11 | .522 |
5 | 1926–1929 | Leslie Harrison | 3 | 12–10 | .545 |
6 | 1929–1930 | Claude Swann | 1 | 3–4 | .429 |
7 | 1930–1941 | Eugene Gill | 11 | 88–47 | .652 |
8 | 1941–1947[b] | Bert Chan Wa | 2 | 12–13 | .480 |
9 | 1947–1951 | Art Gallon | 4 | 83–37 | .692 |
10 | 1954–1957 | Ah Chew Goo | 3 | 31–46 | .403 |
11 | 1951–1954 1957–1963 |
Al Saake | 9 | 92–124 | .426 |
12 | 1963–1973 | Red Rocha | 10 | 112–136 | .452 |
13 | 1973–1976 | Bruce O'Neil | 3 | 42–32 | .568 |
14 | 1976*[c] | Rick Pitino | 1 | 2–4 | .333 |
15 | 1976–1985 | Larry Little | 9 | 103–143 | .419 |
16 | 1985–1987 | Frank Arnold | 2 | 11–45 | .196 |
17 | 1987–2007 | Riley Wallace | 20 | 334–265 | .558 |
18 | 2007–2010 | Bob Nash | 3 | 34–56 | .378 |
19 | 2010–2014[d] | Gib Arnold | 4 | 36–55 | .396 |
20 | 2014–2015*[e] | Benjy Taylor | 1 | 22–13 | .629 |
21 | 2015–present[f] | Eran Ganot | 9 | 156–102 | .605 |
22 | 2019*[f] | Chris Gerlufsen | 1 | 8–5 | .615 |
Totals | 22 coaches | 102 seasons | 1,243–1,161 | .517 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source[1] |
- ^ Hawaii did not field a team for the 1913–14 season.
- ^ Hawaii did not field teams from 1942 to 1946 due to World War II.
- ^ Pitino served as interim head coach for the final 6 games of the 1975–76 season after Bruce O'Neil was fired for NCAA violations.[4]
- ^ Hawaii vacated 36 wins from the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. Arnold's on-court record is 72–55 (.567).
- ^ Taylor served as interim head coach for the entirety of the 2014–15 season after Gib Arnold was fired for NCAA violations.[5]
- ^ a b Gerlufsen served as acting head coach for the first 13 games of the 2019–20 season after Eran Ganot took a medical leave of absence.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Hawaii Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Hawaii Athletics. pp. 43–45. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Rothstein, Jon (April 8, 2015). "Hawaii hires Saint Mary's assistant Eran Ganot as next coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Source: UH hires Ganot as new men's basketball head coach". KHON 2. April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Rhoden, William C. (May 4, 1989). "Pitino Unfazed By Past Infractions". The New York Times. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Goodman, Jeff (October 28, 2014). "Gib Arnold removed as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Hawai'i coach Eran Ganot takes leave from team for medical reasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 6, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2021.