2000–01 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors none Hawaii Warriors logo.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 17–14 8–8 Riley Wallace 14th Bob Nash 14th Jackson Wheeler 11th Scott Rigot 2nd Stan Sheriff Center WAC Tournament champion NCAA First Round The 2000–01 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2000–01 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 finished 5th in the WAC during the regular season, but landed three upset victories in three days during the WAC tournament, finishing with a 78–72 overtime victory over host 2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa in the championship game.Tulsa will likely have to settle for NIT bid https://www.espn.com/ncb/2001/20010310/recap/haetba.html ESPN March 10, 2001 January 18, 2023 As WAC tournament champions, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were given the 12th seed in the Midwest region. The Rainbow Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the tournament, losing to Syracuse, 79–69.UH loses to Syracuse but wins love of fans https://archives.starbulletin.com/2001/03/17/news/story2.html Reardon Dave Honolulu Star-Bulletin March 17, 2001 January 18, 2023 Roster 2000 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors y Predrag Savović 1 G/F 6 6 jr Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia y Phil Martin 2 F 6 7 fr y Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Mike McIntyre 3 G 6 3 jr Long Beach, California Boško Radović 4 F 6 9 fr Titograd, Yugoslavia y David Hilton 5 G 5 11 fr New York, New York Lance Takaki 10 G 5 4 so Honolulu, Hawaii Ricky Terrell 12 G 6 3 jr Los Angeles, California Haim Shimonovich 14 F/C 6 10 fr Rishon LeZion, Israel Mindaugas Burneika 21 F 6 7 jr Kaunas, Lithuania Nerijus Puida 22 G/F 6 5 sr Šakiai, Lithuania Carl English 23 G 6 4 fr Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada y Troy Olster 24 F 6 10 sr West Valley City, Utah Ryne Holliday 25 G 5 10 so Belleville, Illinois Lane O'Conner 33 F 6 7 sr Vancouver, Washington Todd Fields 34 C 7 0 sr Mesquite, Texas Riley Wallace (Centenary) Bob Nash (Hawaii) Jackson Wheeler (Marymount (KS)) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-2001 January 18, 2023 Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-2001 Hawaii Athletics 2000-2001 Men's Basketball Roster January 18, 2023 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white|Regular season November 17, 2000 yes Louisville Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 71–86 6,776 0–1 November 24, 2000 yes 2000 none Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI United Airlines Tip-Off Tournament 59–55 5,922 1–1 November 26, 2000 yes 2000 San Diego Toreros San Diego Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI United Airlines Tip-Off Tournament 63–66 5,744 1–2 December 9, 2000 yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 64–84 6,604 1–3 December 16, 2000 yes 2000 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 86–73 5,755 2–3 December 21, 2000 yes Georgia State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Nike Festival 64–65 5,781 2–4 December 22, 2000 yes Cal State Northridge Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Nike Festival 76–70 5,727 3–4 December 23, 2000 yes 2000 UAB Blazers UAB Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Nike Festival 100–86 5,794 4–4 December 27, 2000 yes 2000 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 81–67 7,350 5–4 December 29, 2000 yes 2000 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 75–67 8,088 6–4 December 30, 2000 yes Tennessee 6 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 58–69 8,291 6–5 January 4, 2001 yes 2000 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel–Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX 64–103 3,825 6–6 0–1 January 6, 2001 yes 2000 SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 56–69 2,306 6–7 0–2 January 11, 2001 2000 UTEP Miners UTEP Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 71–79 5,875 6–8 0–3 January 13, 2001 2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 68–65 6,301 7–8 1–3 January 20, 2001 2000 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 65–64 6,438 8–8 2–3 January 25, 2001 yes 2000 Rice Owls Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas 64–70 2,514 8–9 2–4 January 28, 2001 yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 67–79 8,096 8–10 2–5 February 1, 2001 Fresno State 19 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 91–73 6,249 9–10 3–5 February 3, 2001 2000 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 76–69 6,567 10–10 4–5 February 8, 2001 yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 60–73 5,674 10–11 4–6 February 11, 2001 yes Fresno State 23 Selland Arena Fresno, CA 63–86 10,220 10–12 4–7 February 15, 2001 SMU Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 79–65 5,988 11–12 5–7 February 17, 2001 Rice Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 61–53 7,130 12–12 6–7 February 22, 2001 TCU Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 102–87 7,025 13–12 7–7 March 1, 2001 yes San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 71–61 1,041 14–12 8–7 March 3, 2001 yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 77–85 12,222 14–13 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| WAC tournament March 8, 2001 y 5 TCU 4 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Quarterfinals 99–79 2,759 15–13 March 9, 2001 y 5 Fresno State 25 1 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Semifinals 76–67 7,669 16–13 March 10, 2001 yes 5 Tulsa 2 Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK WAC Championship 78–72 8,160 17–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| NCAA tournament March 16, 2001 y 12 MW Syracuse 17 UD Arena Dayton, OH NCAA First Round 69–79 13,133 17–14 Hawaiian Time Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-2001 Hawaii Athletics 2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule January 18, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/hawaii/2001-schedule.html Sports Reference 2000-01 Hawaii Schedule & Results January 19, 2023https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_2001_277_University%20of%20Hawaii,%20Manoa.pdf 2000-2001 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics References Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball seasons Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii men's basketball Hawaii men's basketball