2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2017–18
Team:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Conference:Big West Conference
Short Conf:Big West
Record:17–13
Conf Record:8–8
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Adam Jacobsen
Asst Coach2:John Montgomery
Asst Coach3:Marlon Stewart
Captain:Gibson Johnson
Captain2:Mike Thomas
Champion:Rainbow Classic champions

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Darryl Matthews 4 F 6'5" 215 Junior Walk-on; transferred
Matthew Owies 5 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Transferred to Seattle
Brian Garrett 20 G 6'4" 180 Junior Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay
Noah Allen 32 G/F 6'7" 215 Senior Graduated
Larry Lewis Jr. 34 G 6'3" 180 Junior Graduate transferred to Hawaii Pacific

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brandon Thomas 4 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Junior college transferred from Riverside City College
Jaaron Stallworth 5 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Junior college transferred from Yuba College

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big West regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big West tournament

Source:[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hawaii Athletics – Schedule. Hawaiiathletics.com. en. November 21, 2017.