2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball
Big West Regular Season co–champions
Big West Tournament champions
Rainbow Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference Big West Conference
2015–16 record 28–6 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach Eran Ganot (1st year)
Assistant coach Adam Jacobsen (1st year)
Assistant coach Chris Acker (1st year)
Assistant coach John Montgomery (1st year)
Home arena Stan Sheriff Center
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hawaii 13 3   .813     28 5   .848
UC Irvine 13 3   .813     28 10   .737
Long Beach State 12 4   .750     20 15   .571
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688     19 14   .576
UC Davis 6 10   .375     11 19   .367
UC Riverside 5 11   .313     14 19   .424
Cal State Northridge* 5 11   .313     10 20   .333
Cal Poly 4 12   .250     10 20   .333
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188     10 20   .333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
2016 Big West Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by first year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center, and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to tie for the Big West regular season championship. They beat Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, and Long Beach State to become champions of the Big West Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #13 seed, they defeated #4 seeded California in the first round for the school's first ever victory in the NCAA Tournament.[1] They fell to Maryland in the second round.

In December, the NCAA placed a postseason ban on Hawaii for the 2017 season and reduced scholarships through 2018 for improper benefits and actions by the school.[2]

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost to UC Irvine in the finals of the Big West Tournament.

Roster

2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Fleming, IsaacIsaac Fleming 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Wilmington, DE
G 2 Filipovich, NikoNiko Filipovich 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Bishop Montgomery HS Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
G 5 Bobbitt, RoderickRoderick Bobbitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Castro Valley HS
Indian Hills CC
Oakland, CA
G 10 Enos, DyrbeDyrbe Enos 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama Aiea, HI
G 11 Smith, QuincyQuincy Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Deer Valley HS
City College of San Francisco
Antioch, CA
G 12 Tummala, SaiSai Tummala 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Brophy Prep
Arizona State
Phoenix, AZ
G 13 Cornelissen, JakobJakob Cornelissen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Melbourne Grammar Melbourne, Australia
C 15 Jovanovic, StefanStefan Jovanovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Kraljevo, Serbia
G 21 Stepteau, BrockeBrocke Stepteau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Dallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, TX
G 22 Drammeh, SheriffSheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 24 Buscher, ZachZach Buscher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr ʻIolani School Kailua, HI
F 25 Thomas, MikeMike Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr El Camino Real HS Woodland Hills, CA
G 32 Valdes, AaronAaron Valdes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr La Serna HS Whittier, CA
F 33 Jankovic, StefanStefan Jankovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Huntington Prep
Missouri
Mississauga, ON
F RS Purchase, JackJack Purchase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Carey Grammar
Auburn University
Melbourne, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and Results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2015*
7:00 PM
Chaminade W 101–96 OT
Stan Sheriff Center (4,680)
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference games

11/13/2015*
7:30 PM, OC Sports
Montana State
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 87–76  1–0
Stan Sheriff Center (6,259)
Honolulu, HI

11/15/2015*
4:30 PM, OC Sports
Coastal Carolina
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 74–63  2–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,271)
Honolulu, HI

11/16/2015*
11:00 PM, ESPN2
Nevada
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 76–75  3–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,471)
Honolulu, HI

11/22/2015*
7:30 PM, OC Sports
Nicholls State W 99–74  4–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,576)
Honolulu, HI

11/28/2015*
3:07 PM, FSSW+
at Texas Tech L 74–82  4–1
United Supermarkets Arena (7,132)
Lubbock, TX

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 75–47  5–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,182)
Honolulu, HI

12/05/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UH–Hilo W 86–67  6–1
Stan Sheriff Center (4,725)
Honolulu, HI

12/12/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Hawai'i Pacific W 83–71  7–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,042)
Honolulu, HI

12/22/2015*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Northern Iowa
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 68–52  8–1
Stan Sheriff Center (8,436)
Honolulu, HI

12/23/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
#3 Oklahoma
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
L 81–84  8–2
Stan Sheriff Center (7,365)
Honolulu, HI

12/25/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
Auburn
Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game
W 79–67  9–2
Stan Sheriff Center (7,251)
Honolulu, HI

12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Mississippi Valley State W 77–48  10–2
Stan Sheriff Center (5,431)
Honolulu, HI

01/02/2016*
5:30 PM, OC Sports
Howard W 94–59  11–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,043)
Honolulu, HI
Big West Conference games

01/06/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Cal Poly W 86–73  12–2
(1–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,885)
Honolulu, HI

01/09/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Santa Barbara W 65–57  13–2
(2–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,627)
Honolulu, HI

01/14/2016
9:00 PM, ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 80–71  14–2
(3–0)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,596)
Riverside, CA

01/16/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 86–79  15–2
(4–0)
Titan Gym (993)
Fullerton, CA

01/23/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Davis W 78–62  16–2
(5–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,289)
Honolulu

01/30/2016
8:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard
Long Beach State L 64–78  16–3
(5–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu

02/04/2016
9:00 PM
at UC Santa Barbara W 76–64  17–3
(6–1)
The Thunderdome (1,722)
Santa Barbara, CA

02/06/2016
5:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard
at Cal Poly W 75–60  18–3
(7–1)
Mott Athletic Center (3,032)
San Luis Obispo, CA

02/11/2016
8:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Irvine W 74–52  19–3
(8–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,826)
Honolulu, HI

02/13/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
Cal State Fullerton W 76–59  20–3
(9–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (8,401)
Honolulu, HI

02/18/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 69–63  21–3
(10–1)
Matadome (1,683)
Northridge, CA

02/20/2016
6:30 PM
ESPN3/ESPNU/Prime Ticket
at UC Irvine W 75–71  22–3
(11–1)
Bren Events Center (4,312)
Irvine, CA

02/25/2016
7:00 PM, OC Sports
UC Riverside L 71–77  22–4
(11–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,957)
Honolulu, HI

02/27/2016
7:00pm, ESPN2 Wildcard
Cal State Northridge W 89–78  23–4
(12–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI

03/03/2016
5:00 PM
at UC Davis W 67–65  24–4
(13–2)
The Pavilion (2,247)
Davis, CA

03/05/2016
2:00 PM, Prime Ticket
at Long Beach State L 72–74  24–5
(13–3)
Walter Pyramid (3,722)
Long Beach, CA
Big West Tournament

03/10/2016
12:00 pm, Prime Ticket
(1) vs. (8) Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals
W 75–44  25–5
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA

03/11/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals
W 88–76  26–5
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA

03/12/2016
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (3) Long Beach State
Championship game
W 64–60  27–5
Honda Center (5,610)
Anaheim, CA
NCAA Tournament

3/18/2016
8:00 am, TBS
(13 S) vs. (4 S) #23 California
First round
W 77–66  28–5
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,736)
Spokane, WA

3/20/2016
1:10 pm, TBS
(13 S) vs. (5 S) #18 Maryland
Second round
L 60–73  28–6
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,296)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
All times are in Hawaii Aleutian.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP RV RV RV RV *N/A
Coaches RV RV RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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