2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by second-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to Long Beach State.

2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2016–17 record14–16 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Chris Acker
  • John Montgomery
  • Todd Okeson (Director of Basketball Operations)
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine124 .750  2115  .583
UC Davis115 .688  2313  .639
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  1715  .531
Long Beach State97 .563  1519  .441
Hawaii88 .500  1416  .467
Cal State Northridge79 .438  1119  .367
Cal Poly610 .375  1120  .355
UC Riverside511 .313  721  .250
UC Santa Barbara412 .250  622  .214
2017 Big West Tournament winner

The Stan Sheriff Center saw its second consecutive season with a sellout (announced turnstile 9,211 out of 10,300) in an 83–68 defeat versus No. 5 North Carolina, the first instance since 1996–97 and 1997–98.

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2015–16 season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to finish in a tie for the Big West regular-season title. They defeated the Long Beach State 49ers, the only team to sweep the Rainbow Warriors, in the finals of the Big West Tournament.

The team, as a #13 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, defeated #4 California, 77-66, before bowing out to Maryland, a #5 seed, 73-60 in the Second Round.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Issac Fleming0G6'3"180SophomoreWilmington, DETransferred to East Carolina
Niko Filipovich2G6'0"160RS SophomoreRancho Palos Verdes, CAWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Rodrick Bobbitt5G6'3"205SeniorCastro Valley, CAGraduated
Dyrbe Enos10G5'10"170RS JuniorAiea, HIWalk-on; left the team to finish degree and forego fifth year
Quincy Smith11G6'1"180SeniorAntioch, CAGraduated
Sai Tummala12G6'6"218SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduated
Jakob Cornelissen13G6'1"165FreshmanMelbourne, AustraliaWalk-on; didn't return
Stefan Jovanovic15C6'10"235JuniorKraljevo, SerbiaGraduate transferred to Loyola Marymount
Aaron Valdes32G6'5"190JuniorWhitter, CADeclared for 2016 NBA draft
Stefan Janković33F6'11"235JuniorMississauga, ONDeclared for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brian Garrett20G6'4"180JuniorSan Carlos, CAJunior college transferred from Cañada College
Gibson Johnson21F6'8"225JuniorCenterville, UTJunior college transferred from Salt Lake CC

2016 Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Drew Buggs
#56 PG
Long Beach, CA Polytechnic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Ido Flaisher
PF
Herzliya, Israel Hadash High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Leland Green
SG
Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Beach High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Matt Owies
PG
Melbourne, Australia St. Kevin's College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Zigmars Raimo
PF
Madona, Latvia Riga Secondary School No.49 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) May 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

    2017 Commitments

    Roster

    2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Leland Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRedondo Union HS Los Angeles, CA
    F 1 Mike Thomas (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrEl Camino HS Woodland Hills, CA
    G 2 Brocke Stepteau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoDallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, TX
    G 3 Drew Buggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLong Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
    F 4 Darryl Matthews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSt. John Bosco HS
    West Los Angeles College
    Los Angeles, CA
    G 5 Matthew Owies 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSt Kevin's College Melbourne, Australia
    F 12 Jack Purchase 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCarey Grammar
    Auburn
    Melbourne, Australia
    F 14 Zigmars Raimo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrRiga Secondary School No. 49 Madona, Latvia
    C 15 Ido Flaisher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrHadash HS Herzliya, Israel
    G 20 Brian Garrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSt. Francis HS
    Cañada College
    San Carlos, CA
    F 21 Gibson Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrViewmont HS
    Salt Lake CC
    Centerville, UT
    G 23 Sheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoIgelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
    G 24 Zach Buscher 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoʻIolani School Kailua, HI
    G/F 32 Noah Allen (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrPalma School
    UCLA
    Pacific Grove, CA
    G 34 Larry Lewis Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrArcadia HS
    Odessa College
    Milwaukee, WI
    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
    11/03/2016
    7:00 pm
    BYU-Hawaii W 97–74 
    Stan Sheriff Center (4,736)
    Honolulu, HI
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    9:00 pm, OC Sports
    SIU Edwardsville
    Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
    L 68–69  0–1
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,423)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/13/2016*
    5:30 pm, OC Sports
    Texas State
    Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
    W 74–68  1–1
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,309)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/14/2016*
    11:15 pm, ESPN2
    Florida Atlantic
    Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic/Tip-Off Marathon
    W 64–63  2–1
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,334)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/18/2016*
    8:00 pm, OC Sports
    No. 5 North Carolina L 68–83  2–2
    Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    UH-Hilo W 86–55  3–2
    Stan Sheriff Center (4,890)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/25/2016*
    8:00 pm, OC Sports
    Troy L 63–65  3–3
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,838)
    Honolulu, HI
    11/27/2016*
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 64–44  4–3
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,508)
    Honolulu, HI
    12/06/2016*
    4:30 pm, FS1
    vs. Seton Hall
    Pearl Harbor Invitational
    L 57–68  4–4
    Bloch Arena (4,024)
    Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
    12/07/2016*
    4:30 pm, FS1
    vs. Princeton
    Pearl Harbor Invitational
    L 62–75  4–5
    Bloch Arena (4,024)
    Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
    12/22/2016*
    8:30 pm, ESPN2
    Illinois State
    Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
    L 45–71  4–6
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,659)
    Honolulu, HI
    12/23/2016*
    7:30 pm, ESPNU
    Utah
    Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
    L 52–66  4–7
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,053)
    Honolulu, HI
    12/25/2016*
    9:30 am, ESPNU
    Southern Miss
    Diamond Head Classic 7th place game
    W 60–46  5–7
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,769)
    Honolulu, HI
    12/29/2016*
    8:00 pm, OC Sports
    Delaware State W 77–66  6–7
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,903)
    Honolulu, HI
    Big West Conference regular season
    01/05/2017
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Cal State Fullerton L 64–67  6–8
    (0–1)
    Titan Gym (724)
    Fullerton, CA
    01/07/2017
    5:00 pm, Prime Ticket
    at UC Irvine L 56–84  6–9
    (0–2)
    Bren Events Center (2,359)
    Irvine, CA
    01/14/2017
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    Long Beach State W 114–107 OT 7–9
    (1–2)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,911)
    Honolulu, HI
    01/18/2017
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    Cal State Northridge W 80–77  8–9
    (2–2)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,309)
    Honolulu, HI
    01/21/2017
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    UC Davis L 70–76  8–10
    (2–3)
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,982)
    Honolulu, HI
    01/25/2017
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    UC Riverside L 64–70  8–11
    (2–4)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,465)
    Honolulu, HI
    01/28/2017
    7:30 pm, OC Sports
    UC Santa Barbara W 78–56  9–11
    (3–4)
    Stan Sheriff Center (7,293)
    Honolulu, HI
    02/02/2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UC Riverside W 72–63  10–11
    (4–4)
    The SRC (1,252)
    Riverside, CA
    02/04/2017
    5:00 pm, Prime Ticket
    at Cal State Northridge W 76–72  11–11
    (5–4)
    Matadome (1,085)
    Northridge, CA
    02/09/2017
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    Cal Poly W 74–65  12–11
    (6–4)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,596)
    Honolulu, HI
    02/11/2017
    7:30 pm, OC Sports
    UC Irvine L 58–72  12–12
    (6–5)
    Stan Sheriff Center (7,452)
    Honolulu, HI
    02/16/2017
    5:00 pm
    at UC Santa Barbara L 54-56  12–13
    (6–6)
    The Thunderdome (1416)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    02/18/2017
    5:00 pm
    at Cal Poly W 82-61  13–13
    (7–6)
    Mott Gym 
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    02/25/2017
    7:00 pm, OC Sports
    Cal State Fullerton W 64-58  14–13
    (8–6)
    Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    03/02/2017
    5:00 pm
    at UC Davis L 59–68  14–14
    (8–7)
    The Pavilion (2,023)
    Davis, CA
    03/04/2017
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Long Beach State L 75–84  14–15
    (8–8)
    Walter Pyramid (3,021)
    Long Beach, CA
    Big West Tournament
    03/09/2017
    8:30 pm
    (5) vs. (4) Long Beach State
    Quarterfinals
    L 62–73  14–16
    Honda Center (3,486)
    Anaheim, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    References

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