2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors none Hawaii Warriors logo.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 19–12 9–9 Riley Wallace 16th Bob Nash 16th Jackson Wheeler 13th Bob Burke 1st Stan Sheriff Center NIT Second Round The 2002–03 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2002–03 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. Hawaii finished in a tie for 6th in the WAC during the regular season and won one game in the WAC tournament before falling in the semifinals to Tulsa.English scores 33 points in Hawaii's loss https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/230730202 https://web.archive.org/web/20230119140837/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/230730202 dead January 19, 2023 ESPN March 15, 2003 January 19, 2023 Hawaii failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but was selected to participate in the NIT, earning a postseason bid for a school-record third consecutive season.https://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2011/7/26/2002mbball30.pdf?id=1760 Hawaii Athletics 2002-03 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii January 19, 2023 In the NIT, the Rainbow Warriors won their first game, but were eliminated in the second round of the tournament by 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota, 70–58.Gophers go inside to exploit smaller Rainbows https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/230830135 https://web.archive.org/web/20230119141435/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/230830135 dead January 19, 2023 ESPN March 25, 2003 January 19, 2023 Roster 2002 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors y Phil Martin 2 F 6 8 jr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Ramsey Williams 3 G 5 11 jr Honolulu, Hawaii Gabe Lombard 4 G 5 9 so Pago Pago, Guam Lance Takaki 10 G 5 4 sr Honolulu, Hawaii Ikaika Alama-Francis 11 F 6 7 fr Kaneohe, Hawaii y Milos Zivanovic 12 C 6 11 fr y Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Jason Carter 13 G 5 10 jr Gary, Indiana Haim Shimonovich 14 F/C 6 10 jr Rishon LeZion, Israel Mark Campbell 15 G 6 4 sr Mount Vernon, Washington y basketball Vaidotas Peciukas 22 G/F 6 7 so Joniškis, Lithuania Carl English 23 G 6 5 jr Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada y Michael Kuebler 24 G/F 6 5 jr Salem, Oregon Ryne Holliday 25 G 6 1 sr Belleville, Illinois Dan Pickart 32 F 6 7 so Novato, California Paul Jesinskis 40 F 6 8 sr Assagay, South Africa Nkeruwem Akpan 54 F 6 8 so Akwa Ibom, Nigeria Riley Wallace (Centenary) Bob Nash (Hawaii) Jackson Wheeler (Marymount (KS)) Bob Burke (Campbell) https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-2003 January 19, 2023 Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2002-2003 Hawaii Athletics 2002-2003 Men's Basketball Roster January 19, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white|Preseason November 17, 2002 5:00pm yes EA Sports California All–Stars Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Exhibition 72–73 — |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white|Regular season November 22, 2002 7:00pm yes 2002 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans Arkansas–Little Rock Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Hawaiian Airlines Tip-Off Tournament 76–52 6,823 1–0 November 24, 2002 7:00pm yes 2002 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Hawaiian Airlines Tip-Off Tournament 100–81 6,344 2–0 December 9, 2002 7:00pm yes 2002 Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans Hawaii–Hilo Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Exhibition 73–60 — December 14, 2002 5:00pm yes yes 2002 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA 49–60 6,138 2–1 December 20, 2002 8:00pm yes 2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Adidas Festival 81–65 6,133 3–1 December 21, 2002 8:00pm yes 2002 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Adidas Festival 68–56 6,096 4–1 December 27, 2002 7:00pm yes 2002 Bradley Braves Bradley Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 90–69 7,366 5–1 December 29, 2002 7:30pm yes 2002 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 74–61 7,184 6–1 December 30, 2002 7:30pm yes Butler Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 81–78 OT 7,925 7–1 January 2, 2003 4:05pm yes 2002 UTEP Miners UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 64–52 5,199 8–1 1–0 January 4, 2003 10:00am yes 2002 Boise State Broncos Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, ID 63–65 OT 3,911 8–2 1–1 January 9, 2003 7:05pm 2002 SMU Mustangs SMU Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 72–55 6,607 9–2 2–1 January 11, 2003 7:05pm 2002 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 57–53 7,706 10–2 3–1 January 13, 2003 7:05pm 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 88–77 8,351 11–2 4–1 January 18, 2003 5:00pm yes 2002 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 67–79 1,536 11–3 4–2 January 23, 2003 5:00pm yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 55–56 10,220 11–4 4–3 January 25, 2003 5:05pm yes 2002 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 65–73 6,846 11–5 4–4 January 30, 2003 7:05pm 2002 Rice Owls Rice Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 85–70 6,457 12–5 5–4 February 1, 2003 7:05pm Tulsa Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 73–67 OT 9,861 13–5 6–4 February 6, 2003 3:00pm yes Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 65–66 2,627 13–6 6–5 February 8, 2003 3:00pm yes SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX 69–78 4,072 Fox Sports Net 13–7 6–6 February 15, 2003 7:05pm San Jose State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 54–55 8,113 13–8 6–7 February 19, 2003 7:05pm Nevada Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 73–71 6,603 14–8 7–7 February 22, 2003 4:30pm yes yes 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH ESPN BracketBusters 79–78 6,327 ESPN2 15–8 February 27, 2003 5:00pm yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 51–76 8,182 ESPN2 15–9 7–8 March 1, 2003 12:00pm yes Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX 58–75 2,018 FSN 15–10 7–9 March 6, 2003 7:00pm Boise State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 68–65 6,490 16–10 8–9 March 8, 2003 7:00pm UTEP Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 77–63 9,562 17–10 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| WAC tournament March 13, 2003 2:00pm y 5 Rice 4 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Quarterfinals 62–61 OT 4,735 18–10 March 14, 2003 4:30pm yes 5 Tulsa 1 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Semifinals 56–66 6,134 18–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| NIT March 19, 2003 7:00pm yes 2002 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV NIT First Round 85–68 2,697 ESPN2 19–11 March 24, 2003 3:00pm yes 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN NIT Second Round 70–84 4,311 19–12 Hawaiian Time Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2002-2003 Hawaii Athletics 2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule January 19, 2023https://static.hawaiiathletics.com/custompages/Stats/Mbskb/2002-03/TEAMCUME.HTM Hawaii Athletics Hawaii - Season Statistics January 19, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/hawaii/2003-schedule.html Sports Reference 2002-03 Hawaii Schedule & Results January 19, 2023 References Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball seasons Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii men's basketball Hawaii men's basketball