2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Warriors logo.svg 150 Big West Conference Big West 28–6 13–3 Eran Ganot 1st Adam Jacobsen Chris Acker 1st John Montgomery Big West regular season championsBig West tournament championsRainbow Classic champions basketball none Stan Sheriff Center NCAA tournament Second Round Jamie Smith (Director of Basketball Operations) The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by first year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center, and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to tie for the Big West regular season championship. They beat Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, and Long Beach State to become champions of the Big West tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #13 seed, they defeated #4 seeded California in the first round for the school's first ever victory in the NCAA Tournament.http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/mar/18/hawaii-bags-first-ncaa-tournament-win-against-emba/ Hawaii bags first NCAA tournament win against embattled California Spokesman.com 2016-03-21 They fell to Maryland in the second round. In December, the NCAA placed a postseason ban on Hawaii for the 2017 season and reduced scholarships through 2018 for improper benefits and actions by the school.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25423297/hawaii-receives-postseason-ban-in-2017-other-sanctions-from-ncaa Hawaii receives postseason ban in 2017, other sanctions from NCAA CBSSports.com 2016-03-21 It was also the first time since 1997-98 that there were two sellouts in the same season. Previous season The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost to UC Irvine in the finals of the Big West tournament. Roster 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors y yes Isaac Fleming 0 G 6 3 180 so Wilmington, DE Massanutten Military Academy Niko Filipovich 2 G 6 0 160 so y Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Bishop Montgomery HS Roderick Bobbitt 5 G 6 3 205 sr Oakland, CA Castro Valley HSIndian Hills CC Dyrbe Enos 10 G 5 10 170 jr y Aiea, HI Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama Quincy Smith 11 G 6 1 180 sr Antioch, CA Deer Valley HSCity College of San Francisco Sai Tummala 12 G 6 6 218 sr Phoenix, AZ Brophy PrepArizona State Jakob Cornelissen 13 G 6 1 165 fr Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Grammar Stefan Jovanovic 15 C 6 10 235 jr Kraljevo, Serbia Bishop Montgomery HS Brocke Stepteau 21 G 5 9 160 fr y Dallas, TX Dallas Jesuit Prep School Sheriff Drammeh 22 G 6 3 170 fr Stockholm, Sweden Igelstavikens Gymnasium Zach Buscher 24 G 6 3 165 fr y Kailua, HI ʻIolani School Mike Thomas 25 F 6 7 210 jr Woodland Hills, CA El Camino Real HS Aaron Valdes y 32 G 6 5 190 jr Whittier, CA La Serna HS Stefan Jankovic basketball y 33 F 6 11 235 Sr Mississauga, ON Huntington PrepMissouri Jack Purchase RS F 6 9 215 so y Melbourne, Australia Carey GrammarAuburn University Eran Ganot (Swarthmore College) Adam Jacobsen (Pacific) Chris Acker (Chaminade) John Montgomery (Loyola Marymount) Jamie Smith (North Carolina) - Director of Basketball Operations http://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball& Schedule and results Source: yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004231; color:white;"| Exhibition 11/05/2015 7:00 pm yes Chaminade Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 101–96 OT 4,680 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004231; color:white;"| Non-conference games 11/13/2015 7:30 pm yes Montana State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic OC Sports 87–76 6,259 1–0 11/15/2015 4:30 pm yes Coastal Carolina Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic OC Sports 74–63 5,271 2–0 11/16/2015 11:00 pm yes Nevada Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic ESPN2 76–75 5,471 3–0 11/22/2015 7:30 pm yes Nicholls State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 99–74 5,576 4–0 11/28/2015 3:07 pm yes yes Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX FSSW+ 74–82 7,132 4–1 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 75–47 5,182 5–1 12/05/2015 7:00 pm yes UH–Hilo Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 86–67 4,725 6–1 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes Hawai'i Pacific Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 83–71 5,042 7–1 12/22/2015 8:00 pm yes Northern Iowa Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals ESPNU 68–52 8,436 8–1 12/23/2015 4:00 pm yes Oklahoma 3 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic semifinals ESPN2 81–84 7,365 8–2 12/25/2015 1:30 pm yes Auburn Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game ESPN2 79–67 7,251 9–2 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes Mississippi Valley State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 77–48 5,431 10–2 01/02/2016 5:30 pm yes Howard Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 94–59 6,043 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004231; color:white"| Big West Conference games 01/06/2016 7:00 pm Cal Poly Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 86–73 5,885 12–2 1–0 01/09/2016 7:00 pm UC Santa Barbara Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 65–57 7,627 13–2 2–0 01/14/2016 9:00 pm yes UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA ESPN3 80–71 1,596 14–2 3–0 01/16/2016 8:00 pm yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA ESPN3 86–79 OT 993 15–2 4–0 01/23/2016 7:00 pm UC Davis Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 78–62 9,289 16–2 5–0 01/30/2016 8:00 pm Long Beach State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 64–78 10,300 16–3 5–1 02/04/2016 9:00 pm yes UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA 76–64 1,722 17–3 6–1 02/06/2016 5:00 pm yes Cal Poly Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA ESPNU 75–60 3,032 18–3 7–1 02/11/2016 8:00 pm UC Irvine Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 74–52 9,826 19–3 8–1 02/13/2016 7:00 pm Cal State Fullerton Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 76–59 8,401 20–3 9–1 02/18/2016 5:00 pm yes Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA ESPN3 69–63 1,683 21–3 10–1 02/20/2016 6:30 pm yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA ESPNU 75–71 4,312 22–3 11–1 02/25/2016 7:00 pm UC Riverside Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 71–77 7,957 22–4 11–2 02/27/2016 7:00 pm Cal State Northridge Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI ESPN2 89–78 10,300 23–4 12–2 03/03/2016 5:00 pm yes UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 67–65 2,247 24–4 13–2 03/05/2016 2:00 pm yes Long Beach State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA Prime Ticket 72–74 3,722 24–5 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004231; color:white;"| Big West tournament 03/10/2016 12:00 pm yes 1 Cal State Fullerton 8 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Quarterfinals Prime Ticket 75–44 25–5 03/11/2016 4:00 pm yes 1 UC Santa Barbara 4 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Semifinals ESPN3 88–76 26–5 03/12/2016 6:30 pm yes 1 Long Beach State 3 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Championship ESPN2 64–60 27–5 5,610 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#004231; color:white;"| NCAA tournament 3/18/2016 8:00 am yes 13 S California 4 S 23 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA First Round TBS 77–66 28–5 11,736 3/20/2016 1:10 pm yes 13 S Maryland 5 S 18 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, WA Second Round TBS 60–73 28–6 11,296 AP Poll Hawaii Aleutian S South Region Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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