2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by third-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 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to UC Irvine. They were invited to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, but they declined the invitation, citing financial concerns.

2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2017–18 record17–13 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • John Montgomery
  • Marlon Stewart
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis124 .750  2211  .667
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  239  .719
UC Irvine115 .688  1817  .514
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  2012  .625
Long Beach State97 .563  1518  .455
Hawaii88 .500  1713  .567
Cal Poly412 .250  922  .290
UC Riverside412 .250  922  .290
Cal State Northridge313 .188  624  .200
2018 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big West Tournament, they were defeated by Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Darryl Matthews4F6'5"215JuniorLos Angeles, CAWalk-on; transferred
Matthew Owies5G6'0"180FreshmanMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to Seattle
Brian Garrett20G6'4"180JuniorSan Carlos, CAWalk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay
Noah Allen32G/F6'7"215SeniorPacific Grove, CAGraduated
Larry Lewis Jr.34G6'3"180JuniorMilwaukee, WIGraduate transferred to Hawaii Pacific

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brandon Thomas4G6'4"180SophomoreWoodland Hills, CAJunior college transferred from Riverside City College
Jaaron Stallworth5G6'1"180SophomoreElk Grove, CAJunior college transferred from Yuba College

2017 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Samuta Avea
#54 SF
Kahuku, HI Kahuku High SChool 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Justin Hemsley
#90 PG
La Verne, CA Damien High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-12-04.

    Roster

    2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Leland Green 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoRedondo Union HS Los Angeles, California
    G 1 Drew Buggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrLong Beach Poly HS Long Beach, California
    G 2 Brocke Stepteau (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrDallas Jesuit Prep School Dallas, Texas
    G 4 Brandon Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoTaft HS
    Riverside City College
    Woodland Hills, California
    G 5 Jaaron Stallworth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCosumnes Oaks HS
    Yuba College
    Elk Grove, California
    F 12 Jack Purchase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCarey Grammar
    Auburn
    Melbourne, Australia
    F 13 Mike Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrEl Camino Real HS Woodland Hills, California
    F 14 Zigmars Raimo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoRiga Secondary School No. 49 Madona, Latvia
    C 15 Ido Flaisher 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoHadash Herzliya HS Herzliya, Israel
    F 21 Gibson Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrViewmont HS
    Salt Lake Community College
    Centerville, Utah
    G 23 Sheriff Drammeh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrIgelstavikens Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
    G 24 Zach Buscher (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrʻIolani School Kailua, Hawaii
    G/F 32 Samuta Avea 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrKahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii
    F 35 Trevor LaCount (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrVentura HS
    Ventura Community College
    Ventura, California
    G/F 42 Justin Hemsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDamien HS Rancho Cucamonga, California
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: November 20, 2017

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 1, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    Hawaii Pacific W 90–70 
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,110)
    Honolulu, HI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff
    Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
    W 82–70  1–0
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,764)
    Honolulu, HI
    Nov 12, 2017*
    5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    North Dakota
    Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
    W 81–78  2–0
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,180)
    Honolulu, HI
    Nov 13, 2017*
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Troy
    Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
    W 72–67 OT 3–0
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,078)
    Honolulu, HI
    Nov 24, 2017*
    8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Nevada L 54–67  3–1
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,309)
    Honolulu, HI
    Nov 27, 2017*
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Adams State W 87–77  4–1
    Stan Sheriff Center (4,515)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 2, 2017*
    2:00 pm, P12N
    at Utah L 60–80  4–2
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,896)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Prairie View A&M W 72–60  5–2
    Stan Sheriff Center (4,963)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 9, 2017*
    9:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    UH Hilo W 82–64  6–2
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,003)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 17, 2017*
    5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Utah Valley W 70–69  7–2
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,187)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 22, 2017*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 6 Miami (FL)
    Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
    L 57–75  7–3
    Stan Sheriff Center (7,669)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 23, 2017*
    7:30 pm, ESPNU
    Davidson
    Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
    W 79–71  8–3
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,946)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 25, 2017*
    9:30 am, ESPNU
    Princeton
    Diamond Head Classic 5th place game
    L 63–77  8–4
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,698)
    Honolulu, HI
    Dec 29, 2017*
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Howard W 84–59  9–4
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,296)
    Honolulu, HI
    Big West regular season
    Jan 4, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Long Beach State L 81–89  9–5
    (0–1)
    Walter Pyramid (2,246)
    Long Beach, CA
    Jan 6, 2018
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Cal State Northridge W 65–46  10–5
    (1–1)
    Matadome (686)
    Northridge, CA
    Jan 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Cal Poly W 57–45  11–5
    (2–1)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,189)
    Honolulu, HI
    Jan 13, 2018
    8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    UC Santa Barbara W 77–76  12–5
    (3–1)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,719)
    Honolulu, HI
    Jan 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    UC Davis W 77–72  13–5
    (4–1)
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,581)
    Honolulu, HI
    Jan 27, 2018
    8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Cal State Fullerton L 66–69  13–6
    (4–2)
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,869)
    Honolulu, HI
    Feb 1, 2018
    5:00 pm
    at UC Santa Barbara L 82–84 OT 13–7
    (4–3)
    UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,317)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    Feb 3, 2018
    5:00 pm
    at Cal Poly L 64–78  13–8
    (4–4)
    Mott Athletics Center (2,703)
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    Feb 7, 2018
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    UC Riverside L 60–64  13–9
    (4–5)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,206)
    Honolulu, HI
    Feb 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Cal State Northridge L 71–77  13–10
    (4–6)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,945)
    Honolulu, HI
    Feb 15, 2018
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UC Irvine W 62–61  14–10
    (5–6)
    Bren Events Center (1,424)
    Irvine, CA
    Feb 17, 2018
    3:00 pm, FS Prime Ticket
    at UC Riverside W 74–69 OT 15–10
    (6–6)
    UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (465)
    Riverside, CA
    Feb 22, 2018
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    Long Beach State W 74–63  16–10
    (7–6)
    Stan Sheriff Center (5,409)
    Honolulu, HI
    Feb 24, 2018
    7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
    UC Irvine L 57–66  16–11
    (7–7)
    Stan Sheriff Center (7,353)
    Honolulu, HI
    Mar 1, 2018
    5:00 pm
    at UC Davis L 59–70  16–12
    (7–8)
    The Pavilion (2,491)
    Davis, CA
    Mar 3, 2018
    1:00 pm, FS Prime Ticket
    at Cal State Fullerton W 68–60  17–12
    (8–8)
    Titan Gym (972)
    Fullerton, CA
    Big West Tournament
    Mar 8, 2018
    6:00 pm, Fox Sport West
    (6) vs. (3) UC Irvine L 67–68  17–13
    Honda Center (3,311)
    Anaheim, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time..

    Source:[1]

    See also

    • 2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

    References

    1. "Hawaii Athletics – Schedule". Hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
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