2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

This article is about the 2009–10 men's basketball team of the University of Hawaiʻi. For the school's women's team in the same season, see 2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team.
2009–10 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
2009–10 record 10–20 (3–13 WAC)
Head coach Bob Nash
Assistant coach Jackson Wheeler
Assistant coach Larry Farmer
Assistant coach Eran Ganot
Home arena Stan Sheriff Center
2009–10 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Utah State 14 2   .875     27 7   .794
Nevada 11 5   .688     21 13   .618
New Mexico State 11 5   .688     22 11   .667
Louisiana Tech 9 7   .563     24 11   .686
Fresno State 7 9   .438     15 18   .455
San Jose State 6 10   .375     14 17   .452
Idaho 6 10   .375     15 16   .484
Boise State 5 11   .313     15 17   .469
Hawaii 3 13   .188     10 20   .333
2010 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi during the 2009–10 men's college basketball season. This was Bob Nash's third and final season as head coach as he was fired at the end of the season. The Warriors played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center and competed in the Western Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors finished the season 1020 and 313 in WAC play to finish ninth and failed to qualify for the 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament.

Pre-season

In the WAC preseason polls, released October 20 via media teleconference[1] Hawai'i was selected to finish 9th in the coaches and media polls. Sr. Roderick Flemings was selected to the coaches All-WAC second team.

2009–10 Team

Roster

Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Petras Balocka 6'8" 250 C Sr. Vilnius, Lithuania Community Christian School
Pensacola JC
2 Hiram Thompson 6'2" 175 G Jr. Sacramento, CA, U.S. Oak Ridge HS
3 Zane Johnson 6'6" 210 G Jr. Phoenix, AZ, U.S. Thunderbird HS
Arizona
5 Dwain Williams 6'0" 175 G Jr. San Diego, CA, U.S. Vista Murrieta HS
Providence
12 Rykin Enos 5'11" 190 G So. Aiea, Hawaii, U.S. Kamehameha Schools
15 Beau Albrechtson 6'4" 205 G So. Honolulu, HI, U.S. Kaimuki HS
20 Jeremy Lay 6'0" 185 G Jr. Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. Southeast HS
Northern Oklahoma-Enid
21 Paul Campbell 6'10" 215 C Sr. Toronto, ON, Canada Northview Heights SS
Arkansas-Fort Smith
22 Leroy Lutu 6'3" 200 G So. Mercer Island, WA, U.S. Mercer Island HS
23 Roderick Flemings 6'7" 210 G Sr. Dallas, TX, U.S. DeSoto HS
Weatherford JC
24 Adhar Mayen 6'8" 195 F Sr. Pflugerville, TX, U.S. Pflugerville HS
Hill CC
25 Ji Xiang 6'10" 240 F So. Zhengzhou, Henan, China Zhengzhou No. 11 Middle School
32 Brandon Adams 6'7" 220 F Sr. Seattle, WA, U.S. San Ramon Valley HS
Diablo Valley College
33 Aleksandar Milovic 6'7" 220 F So. Cetinje, Montenegro Gymnasium
Duquesne
34 Douglas Kurtz 7'0" 265 C Jr. Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Universitario in Porto Alegre
Marshalltown CC
41 Bill Amis 6'9" 220 F Sr. Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. Putnam City HS
Pratt CC

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Hawai'iAlma Mater (Year)
Bob NashHead Coach 3rd as HC/31st overall Hawai'i (1984)
Jackson Wheeler Associate Head Coach 20th Marymount (1982)
Larry Farmer Assistant Coach 3rd UCLA (1973)
Eran Ganot Assistant Coach 4th Swarthmore College (2003)
Tim Shepherd Director of Basketball Operations 2nd Chaminade (2004)

2009-10 Schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Fri, Oct 30
7:05pm
Hawai'i-Hilo W 76–65 
Stan Sheriff Center (5,057)
Honolulu, HI
Thu, Nov 5
7:05pm
BYU-Hawai'i W 83–69 
Stan Sheriff Center (5,575)
Honolulu, HI
Regular Season
Fri, Nov 13*
7:35pm, KFVE
Southern Utah
Rainbow Classic
W 65–48  1–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,707)
Honolulu, HI
Sun, Nov 15*
5:05pm, KFVE
McNesse State
Rainbow Classic
W 73–65  2–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,322)
Honolulu, HI
Mon, Nov 16*
11:00pm, ESPN
Northern Colorado
Rainbow Classic/
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 81–75  2–1
Stan Sheriff Center (6,134)
Honolulu, HI
Fri, Nov 20*
7:05pm, KFVE
Brigham Young L 83–65  2–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,891)
Honolulu, HI
Fri, Nov 27*
8:05pm
New Mexico L 83–71  2–3
Stan Sheriff Center (5,256)
Honolulu, HI
Wed, Dec 2*
5:05pm
at UC Irvine L 80–70  2–4
Bren Events Center (1,248)
Irvine, CA
Sun, Dec 6*
5:05pm
Lamar W 96–78  3–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,096)
Honolulu, HI
Wed, Dec 9*
7:05pm, KFVE
Chaminade W 70–61  4–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,057)
Honolulu, HI
Sat, Dec 12*
7:05pm
Chicago State W 83–58  5–4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,158)
Honolulu, HI
Tue, Dec 22*
7:30pm, ESPNU
Coll. of Charleston
Diamond Head Classic
W 84–71  6–4
Stan Sheriff Center (7,119)
Honolulu, HI
Wed, Dec 23*
6:30pm, ESPN2
UNLV
Diamond Head Classic
L 77–53  6–5
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, HI
Fri, Dec 25*
2:30pm, ESPN2
Saint Mary's
Diamond Head Classic
L 84–75  6–6
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, HI
Mon, Dec 28*
7:05pm
Northwestern State W 81–62  7–6
Stan Sheriff Center (5,770)
Honolulu, HI
Sat, Jan 2
7:05pm, KFVE
Idaho L 59–52  7–7 (0–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,611)
Honolulu, HI
Mon, Jan 4
7:05pm, KFVE
Boise State W 76–68  8–7 (1–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,119)
Honolulu, HI
Sat, Jan 9
5:00pm
at Fresno State L 78–64  8–8 (1–2)
Save Mart Center (8,193)
Fresno, CA
Mon, Jan 11
4:00pm
at Utah State L 98–54  8–9 (1–3)
Smith Spectrum (9,888)
Logan, UT
Sun, Jan 17
7:05pm, KFVE
San Jose State W 6867  99 (23)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,723)
Honolulu, HI
Thu, Jan 21
7:05pm, KFVE
New Mexico State L 7169  910 (24)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,288)
Honolulu, HI
Sat, Jan 23
7:05pm, KFVE
Louisiana Tech L 6560  911 (25)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,857)
Honolulu, HI
Thu, Jan 28
5:00pm
at San Jose State L 8360  912 (26)
The Event Center (2,651)
San Jose, CA
Sat, Jan 30
5:05pm
at Nevada L 6660  913 (27)
Lawlor Events Center (7,490)
Reno, NV
Sat, Feb 6
8:05pm, KFVE
Fresno State L 6151  914 (28)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,456)
Honolulu, HI
Sat, Feb 13
4:00pm, KFVE
at Louisiana Tech L 6660  915 (29)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,096)
Ruston, LA
Mon, Feb 15
4:00pm
at New Mexico State L 8864  916 (210)
Pan American Center (5,561)
Las Cruces, NM
Sat, Feb 20*
8:00pm
Cal Poly L 10289  917
Stan Sheriff Center (5,381)
Honolulu, HI
Thu, Feb 25
7:05pm, KFVE
Utah State L 6150  918 (211)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,446)
Honolulu, HI
Sat, Feb 27
7:05pm, KFVE
Nevada W 7463  1018 (311)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,025)
Honolulu, HI
Thu, Mar 4
4:05pm
at Boise State L 8263  1019 (312)
Taco Bell Arena (2,183)
Boise, ID
Sat, Mar 6
3:05pm
at Idaho L 7869  1020 (313)
Cowan Spectrum (1,502)
Moscow, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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