2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors none Hawaii Warriors logo.svg Western Athletic Conference WAC 21–12 11–7 Riley Wallace 17th Bob Nash 17th Jackson Wheeler 14th Bob Burke 2nd Stan Sheriff Center NIT Quarterfinals The 2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2003–04 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 5th in the WAC during the regular season, and lost in the first round in the WAC tournament to 2003 Rice Owls Rice.Rice 70, Hawaii 68 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/240710242 https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170339/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/240710242 dead January 19, 2023 ESPN March 11, 2004 January 19, 2023 Hawaii failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but was selected to participate in the NIT, the school's fourth consecutive appearance in the postseason. The Rainbow Warriors won their first game against 2003 Utah State Aggies #25 Utah State, the first road victory over a ranked opponent in school history.https://hawaiiathletics.com/documents/2011/7/26/2003mbball36.pdf?id=1759 Hawaii Athletics 2003-04 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii January 19, 2023 Hawaii won again to advance to the NIT quarterfinals, but were eliminated by eventual NIT champion Michigan, 88–73.Michigan 88, Hawaii 73 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/240840130 https://web.archive.org/web/20230119170946/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/240840130 dead January 19, 2023 ESPN March 25, 2004 January 19, 2023 Roster 2003 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors y Phil Martin 2 F 6 8 sr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Jake Sottos 3 G 6 4 jr Monmouth, Illinois Milos Zivanovic 12 C 6 11 so y Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro Jason Carter 13 G 5 10 sr Gary, Indiana Haim Shimonovich 14 F/C 6 10 sr Rishon LeZion, Israel Logan Lee 20 G 6 2 so San Antonio, Texas Vaidotas Peciukas 22 G/F 6 7 jr Joniškis, Lithuania Michael Kuebler 24 G/F 6 5 sr Salem, Oregon Bobby Nash 33 G/F 6 6 fr Honolulu, Hawaii Jeff Blackett 34 F 6 8 jr Ogden, Utah Paul Jesinskis 40 F 6 8 sr y Assagay, South Africa Julian Sensley 41 F 6 9 so Kailua, Hawaii Nkeruwem Akpan 54 F 6 8 jr Akwa Ibom, Nigeria Riley Wallace (Centenary) Bob Nash (Hawaii) Jackson Wheeler (Marymount (KS)) Bob Burke (Campbell) https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-2004 January 19, 2023 Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2003-2004 Hawaii Athletics 2003-2004 Men's Basketball Roster January 19, 2023 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white|Preseason November 17, 2003 7:05pm yes 2003 BYU–Hawaii Seasiders BYU–Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Exhibition 63–56 — |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white|Regular season November 21, 2003 7:05pm yes 2003 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 51–57 6,058 0–1 November 24, 2003 6:30pm yes yes 2003 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 56–43 2,500 ESPN2 1–1 November 25, 2003 5:00pm yes yes 2003 Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 68–54 ESPN2 2,500 2–1 November 26, 2003 4:30pm yes yes Dayton Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational 72–82 2,500 2–2 December 7, 2003 4:05pm yes EA Sports All-Stars Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Exhibition 69–67 — December 15, 2003 7:05pm yes 2003 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 70–67 OT 5,752 3–2 December 19, 2003 7:05pm yes 2003 none Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Adidas Festival 97–67 5,694 4–2 December 20, 2003 7:05pm yes 2003 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Adidas Festival 92–64 6,954 5–2 December 27, 2003 7:35pm yes 2003 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 94–88 6,997 6–2 December 29, 2003 7:35pm yes 2003 IUPUI Jaguars IUPUI Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 82–64 6,892 7–2 December 30, 2003 7:05am yes 2003 Fairfield Stags Fairfield Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Classic 50–49 OT 7,384 8–2 January 3, 2004 7:05pm 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 58–69 7,798 8–3 0–1 January 5, 2004 7:05pm Nevada Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 60–53 6,155 9–3 1–1 January 10, 2004 4:00pm yes 2003 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 83–76 1,354 10–3 2–1 January 15, 2004 3:05pm yes 2003 SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX 66–65 2,743 11–3 3–1 January 17, 2004 3:00pm yes 2003 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 67–60 2,679 12–3 4–1 January 22, 2004 7:05pm UTEP Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 85–63 6,903 13–3 5–1 January 24, 2004 7:05pm 2003 Boise State Broncos Boise State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 64–58 8,962 14–3 6–1 January 28, 2004 3:05pm yes 2003 Rice Owls Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX 73–76 2,923 14–4 6–2 January 31, 2004 10:05am yes 2003 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK 73–71 2OT 7,604 15–4 7–2 February 7, 2004 7:05pm San Jose State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 56–55 8,337 16–4 8–2 February 12, 2004 7:05pm Louisiana Tech Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 61–62 7,476 16–5 8–3 February 14, 2004 7:05pm SMU Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 62–59 7,883 17–5 9–3 February 18, 2004 4:30pm yes Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, ID 57–74 5,033 17–6 9–4 February 21, 2004 7:00pm yes yes Southern Illinois 20 SIU Arena Carbondale, IL ESPN BracketBusters 62–66 9,628 17–7 February 23, 2004 4:05pm yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX 62–71 12,000 17–8 9–5 February 27, 2004 7:05pm Tulsa Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 92–62 7,780 18–8 10–5 February 29, 2004 3:05pm Rice Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 91–77 9,214 19–8 11–5 March 4, 2004 5:05pm yes Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV 64–77 10,153 19–9 11–6 March 6, 2004 5:00pm yes Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, CA 60–69 14,222 19–10 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| WAC tournament March 11, 2004 12:35pm y 5 Rice 4 Save Mart Center Fresno, CA WAC Quarterfinals 68–70 5,303 19–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors white| NIT March 17, 2004 4:05pm yes 2003 Utah State Aggies Utah State 25 Smith Spectrum Logan, UT NIT First Round 85–74 8,976 20–11 March 22, 2004 6:00pm 2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI NIT Second Round 84–83 10,300 21–11 March 24, 2004 4:05pm yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI NIT Quarterfinals 73–88 10,306 21–12 Hawaiian Time Sourcehttps://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2003-2004 Hawaii Athletics 2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule January 19, 2023https://static.hawaiiathletics.com/custompages/Stats/Mbskb/2003-04/TEAMCUME.HTM Hawaii Athletics Hawaii - Season Statistics January 19, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/hawaii/2004-schedule.html Sports Reference 2003-04 Hawaii Schedule & Results January 19, 2023 References Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball seasons Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii men's basketball Hawaii men's basketball