2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team explained

Year:2016–17
Team:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Conference:Big West Conference
Short Conf:Big West
Record:14–16
Conf Record:8–8
Head Coach:Eran Ganot
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Adam Jacobsen
Asst Coach2:Chris Acker
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:John Montgomery
Captain:Noah Allen
Captain2:Mike Thomas
Sport:basketball
Sex:none
Stadium:Stan Sheriff Center
Asst Coach4:Todd Okeson (Director of Basketball Operations)

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.[1]

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Issac Fleming 0 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Transferred to East Carolina
Niko Filipovich 2 G 6'0" 160 RS Sophomore Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Rodrick Bobbitt 5 G 6'3" 205 Senior Graduated
Dyrbe Enos 10 G 5'10" 170 RS Junior Walk-on; left the team to finish degree and forego fifth year
Quincy Smith 11 G 6'1" 180 Senior Graduated
Sai Tummala 12 G 6'6" 218 Senior Graduated
Jakob Cornelissen 13 G 6'1" 165 Freshman Walk-on; didn't return
Stefan Jovanovic 15 C 6'10" 235 Junior Graduate transferred to Loyola Marymount
32 G 6'5" 190 Junior Declared for 2016 NBA draft
33 F 6'11" 235 Junior Declared for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brian Garrett 20 G 6'4" 180 Junior Junior college transferred from Cañada College
Gibson Johnson 21 F 6'8" 225 Junior Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC

2016 Recruiting

2017 Commitments

Schedule and results

Source: http://hawaiiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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Notes and References

  1. News: Long Beach State ends Hawaii’s season. Brian. McInnis. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. March 9, 2017. February 8, 2024.