2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team explained

Year:	2021–22
Team:	Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
Sex:	none
Sport:	basketball
Conference:	Big West Conference
Short Conf:	Big West
Record:	17–11
Conf Record:	10–5
Head Coach:	Eran Ganot
Hc Year:	7th
Assoc Coach:	John Montgomery
Asst Coach1:	Brad Davidson
Asst Coach2:	Mike Thomas
Captain:	Samuta Avea
Captain2:	Jerome Desrosiers
Captain3:	Kamaka Hepa
Arena:	Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300)
Champion:	Las Vegas Classic runner-up

The 2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors were led by seventh-year head coach Eran Ganot and played their games at the SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center as a member of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

See also: 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team.

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 11–10 (9–9 Big West), finishing the season sixth in the conference standings. They participated in the 2021 Big West Conference tournament as the sixth seed, losing to third seed UC Riverside by a score of 62–52.^[1]

Departures

Players

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
James Jean-Marie	1	F/C		230lb	Senior	Montreal, Quebec	Transferred to Portland State
Justin Webster	2	G		180lb	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas	Transferred to UNLV
Biwali Bayles	14	G		185lb	Freshman	Redfern, New South Wales	Turned professional^[2]
Casdon Jardine	22	F		215lb	Senior	Twin Falls, Idaho	Graduated
Manel Ayol	23	F		185lb	Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Departed program^[3]
Justin Hemsley	42	G/F		195lb	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Departed program^[4]
Kameron Ng	50	G		170lb	Sophomore	Kaneohe, Hawaii	Transferred to Hawaii–Hilo^[5]

Staff changes

Name	Position	Replacing	Reason for leaving
John Montgomery	Associate head coach	Position established
Brad Davidson	Assistant coach	Chris Gerlufsen	Named associate head coach at San Francisco^[6]
Michael Thomas	Assistant coach	Jabari Trotter	Named assistant coach at Dartmouth^[7]
Dominic Drury	Director of basketball operations	Jesse Nakanishi	Undisclosed reasons^[8]
Gibson Johnson	Director of player development	Position established

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big West tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: UC Riverside beats Hawaii 62-52 in Big West tournament . USA Today . 30 July 2021.
2. Web site: Biwali Bayles leaving ‘Bows Basketball program to play professionally in Australia . KHON2 . 30 July 2021.
3. Web site: Manel Ayol’s brief stay in Hawaii ends early . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . 30 July 2021.
4. Web site: UH men’s basketball player Justin Hemsley enters transfer portal . KHON2 . 30 July 2021.
5. Web site: Former UH basketball player Kameron Ng says he’s a Vulcan . Hawaii Tribune-Herald . 30 July 2021.
6. Web site: Chris Gerlufsen departs Hawaii men’s basketball program for San Francisco . KHON2 . 30 July 2021.
7. Web site: ‘Bows basketball assistant Jabari Trotter leaving for Dartmouth in return to his alma mater . KHON2 . 30 July 2021.
8. Web site: University of Hawaii basketball director of operations Jesse Nakanishi leaving program . Honolulu Star-Advertiser . 30 July 2021.