2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors none Hawaii Warriors logo.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 25 27–6 15–3 Riley Wallace 15th Bob Nash 15th Jackson Wheeler 12th Scott Rigot 3rd Stan Sheriff Center WAC Regular Season co-championWAC Tournament champion NCAA tournament First Round The 2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2001–02 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. The Rainbow Warriors shared the WAC regular season championship with Tulsa, and earned the top seed in the WAC tournament. Hawaii won all three games in the WAC tournament by double figures, winning the WAC tournament for the second straight year with a 73–59 victory over Tulsa.Rainbow Warriors have game, will travel https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/220680062 https://web.archive.org/web/20230119071511/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/220680062 dead January 19, 2023 ESPN March 10, 2002 January 19, 2023 As WAC tournament champions, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were given the 10th seed in the West region. The Rainbow Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the tournament, losing to Xavier, 70–58.Xavier rallies with second-half explosion https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160809064203/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=224000011 dead August 9, 2016 ESPN March 15, 2002 January 19, 2023 The Rainbow Warriors finished the season with a record of 27–6, which was a school record for most wins in a single season.https://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2011/7/26/FINAL.pdf?id=1761 Hawaii Athletics 2001-02 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii January 19, 2023 Roster 2001 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors y Predrag Savović 1 G 6 6 sr Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia y Phil Martin 2 F 6 8 so Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Mike McIntyre 3 G 6 3 sr Long Beach, California Lance Takaki 10 G 5 4 jr Honolulu, Hawaii Joshua Stanhiser 11 F 6 9 jr Loma Linda, California Milos Zivanovic 12 C 6 11 fr Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Haim Shimonovich 14 F/C 6 10 so Rishon LeZion, Israel Mark Campbell 15 G 6 4 jr Mount Vernon, Washington y basketball Mindaugas Burneika 21 F 6 7 sr Kaunas, Lithuania Carl English 23 G 6 5 so Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada y Ryne Holliday 25 G 6 1 jr Belleville, Illinois Paul Jesinskis 40 F 6 8 jr Assagay, South Africa Luc-Arthur Vebobe 43 F 6 9 jr Antibes, France y Nkeruwem Akpan 54 F 6 8 fr Akwa Ibom, Nigeria Riley Wallace (Centenary) Bob Nash (Hawaii) Jackson Wheeler (Marymount (KS)) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-2002 January 19, 2023 Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-2002 Hawaii Athletics 2001-2002 Men's Basketball Roster January 19, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white|Exhibition November 11, 2001 7:30pm yes EA Sports West All–Stars Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 85–81 — |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white|Regular season November 16, 2001 7:30pm yes 2001 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Nike Tip-Off Tournament 76–52 6,010 1–0 November 18, 2001 7:30pm yes 2001 Drake Bulldogs Drake Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Nike Tip-Off Tournament 74–63 5,644 2–0 November 23, 2001 5:00pm yes yes 2001 Mercer Bears Mercer Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 89–72 1,075 3–0 November 24, 2001 5:00pm yes yes 2001 Colorado State Rams Colorado State Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 59–61 687 3–1 November 25, 2001 2:00pm yes yes Wisconsin Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational 60–57 312 4–1 November 27, 2001 7:00pm yes 2001 none Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 60–58 5,488 5–1 December 10, 2001 7:00pm yes Alcorn State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 62–48 5,543 6–1 December 14, 2001 7:00pm yes San Diego State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 58–61 6,443 6–2 December 19, 2001 7:30pm yes 2001 Portland Pilots Portland Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 75–68 6,296 7–2 December 21, 2001 7:30pm yes 2001 Iona Gaels Iona Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 67–56 6,515 8–2 December 22, 2001 7:30pm yes Georgia Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 54–44 7,019 9–2 December 27, 2001 7:00pm 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 83–73 9,175 10–2 1–0 December 29, 2001 7:00pm 2001 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 58–40 7,232 11–2 2–0 January 3, 2002 4:00pm yes 2001 UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 70–68 6,582 12–2 3–0 January 5, 2002 4:30pm yes 2001 Boise State Broncos Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, ID 64–62 6,806 13–2 4–0 January 10, 2002 7:00pm 2001 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 81–61 6,910 14–2 5–0 January 12, 2002 7:00pm 2001 SMU Mustangs SMU Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 83–74 9,041 15–2 6–0 January 19, 2002 5:30pm yes 2001 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 53–57 1,653 15–3 6–1 January 24, 2002 3:00pm yes 2001 Rice Owls Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX 88–79 1,835 16–3 7–1 January 26, 2002 3:00pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 67–56 8,355 17–3 8–1 January 31, 2002 7:00pm Boise State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 67–56 7,138 18–3 9–1 February 2, 2002 7:00pm UTEP Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 75–60 8,792 19–3 10–1 February 7, 2002 5:00pm yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 85–76 3,662 20–3 11–1 February 9, 2002 12:30pm yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 57–61 3,643 20–4 11–2 February 16, 2002 7:00pm San Jose State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 71–46 8,921 21–4 12–2 February 21, 2002 7:00pm Tulsa Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 86–85 10,300 22–4 13–2 February 23, 2002 7:00pm Rice Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 79–50 9,807 23–4 14–2 February 28, 2002 5:05pm yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 69–79 6,748 23–5 14–3 March 2, 2002 5:00pm yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 82–79 10,220 24–5 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| WAC tournament March 7, 2002 8:00am y 1 San Jose State 9 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Quarterfinals 71–56 7,760 25–5 March 8, 2002 2:00pm y 1 Nevada 5 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Semifinals 90–68 8,355 26–5 March 9, 2002 4:00pm y 1 Tulsa 2 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Championship 73–59 8,355 27–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| NCAA tournament March 15, 2002 11:00am yes 25 10 W Xavier 22 7 W American Airlines Center Dallas, TX NCAA First Round 58–70 19,951 27–6 Hawaiian Time Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2001-2002 Hawaii Athletics 2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule January 19, 2023https://static.hawaiiathletics.com/custompages/Stats/Mbskb/2001-02/teamcume.htm Hawaii Athletics Hawaii - Season Statistics January 19, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/hawaii/2002-schedule.html Sports Reference 2001-02 Hawaii Schedule & Results January 19, 2023 References Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball seasons Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii men's basketball Hawaii men's basketball