2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball

Conference	Big West Conference
2016–17 record	4–3 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Eran Ganot (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Adam Jacobsen (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Chris Acker (2nd year)
Assistant coach	John Montgomery (2nd year)
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawaii	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	1	–	9	.100


† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center, and are members of the Big West Conference.

The school is currently awaiting their appeal on a postseason ban for the season for improper benefits, which is currently endangering their Big West Tournament championship and a second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. On October 28, the NCAA sent the case back to the Infractions Committee for a second review and a possible issue of less stringent penalties. ^[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 #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	Wilmington, DE	Transferred to East Carolina
Niko Filipovich	2	G	6'0"	160	RS Sophomore	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Rodrick Bobbitt	5	G	6'3"	205	Senior	Castro Valley, CA	Graduated
Dyrbe Enos	10	G	5'10"	170	RS Junior	Aiea, HI	Walk-on; left the team to finish degree and forego fifth year
Quincy Smith	11	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Antioch, CA	Graduated
Sai Tummala	12	G	6'6"	218	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated
Jakob Cornelissen	13	G	6'1"	165	Freshman	Melbourne, Australia	Walk-on; didn't return
Stefan Jovanovic	15	C	6'10"	235	Junior	Kraljevo, Serbia	Graduate transferred to Loyola Marymount
Aaron Valdes	32	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Whitter, CA	Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Stefan Janković	33	F	6'11"	235	Junior	Mississauga, ON	Declared for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

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

2016 Recruiting

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
Drew Buggs #56 PG	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
Ido Flaisher PF	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
Leland Green SG	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
Matt Owies PG	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
Zigmars Raimo PF	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

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Samuta Avea SF	Kahuku, HI	Kahuku High SChool	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 16, 2016
Samuta Avea SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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:

Roster

2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Green, LelandLeland Green	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Redondo Union HS	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	1	Thomas, MikeMike Thomas (C)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	El Camino HS	Woodland Hills, CA
1.5 !G	2	Stepteau, BrockeBrocke Stepteau	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Dallas Jesuit Prep School	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	3	Buggs, DrewDrew Buggs	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Long Beach Poly HS	Long Beach, CA
3.5 !F	4	Matthews, DarrylDarryl Matthews	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. John Bosco HS West Los Angeles College	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	5	Owies, MatthewMatthew Owies	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St Kevin's College	Melbourne, Australia
3.5 !F	12	Purchase, JackJack Purchase	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Carey Grammar Auburn	Melbourne, Australia
3.5 !F	14	Raimo, ZigmarsZigmars Raimo	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Riga Secondary School No. 49	Madona, Latvia
5.0 !C	15	Flaisher, IdoIdo Flaisher	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hadash HS	Herzliya, Israel
1.5 !G	20	Garrett, BrianBrian Garrett	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Francis HS Cañada College	San Carlos, CA
3.5 !F	21	Johnson, GibsonGibson Johnson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Viewmont HS Salt Lake CC	Centerville, UT
1.5 !G	23	Drammeh, SheriffSheriff Drammeh	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Igelstavikens Gymnasium	Stockholm, Sweden
1.5 !G	24	Buscher, ZachZach Buscher	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	ʻIolani School	Kailua, HI
2.5 !G/F	32	Allen, NoahNoah Allen (C)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Palma School UCLA	Pacific Grove, CA
1.5 !G	34	Lewis Jr., LarryLarry Lewis Jr.	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arcadia HS Odessa College	Milwaukee, WI

Head coach

Eran Ganot (Swarthmore College)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Jacobsen (Pacific)
Chris Acker (Chaminade)
John Montgomery (Loyola Marymount)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Time, TV	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 FS1 Pearl Harbor Invitational			Bloch Arena Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
12/07/2016* 4:30 PM, FS1	vs. Princeton FS1 Pearl Harbor Invitational			Bloch Arena Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
12/22/2016* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	Illinois State Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016* ESPN2/ESPNU	San Francisco or Utah Diamond Head Classic consolation/championship semifinals			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016* ESPN3/ESPNU/ESPN2	TBD Diamond Head Classic final round			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/29/2016* 8:00 PM, OC Sports	Delaware State			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Big West Conference regular season
01/05/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN3	at Cal State Fullerton			Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
01/07/2017 5:00 PM, Prime Ticket	at UC Irvine			Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, OC Sports/ESPN2 Wildcard	Long Beach State			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
01/18/2017 7:00 PM, OC Sports	Cal State Northridge			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
01/21/2017 7:00 PM, OC Sports/ESPNU Wildcard	UC Davis			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, OC Sports	UC Riverside			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
01/28/2017 7:30 PM, OC Sports	UC Santa Barbara			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
02/02/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at UC Riverside			The SRC Riverside, CA
02/04/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN3/ESPN2 Wildcard	at Cal State Northridge			Matadome Northridge, CA
02/09/2017 7:00 PM, OC Sports	Cal Poly			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
02/11/2017 7:30 PM, OC Sports	UC Irvine			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
02/16/2017 5:00 PM	at UC Santa Barbara			The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
02/18/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNU Wildcard	at Cal Poly			Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA
02/25/2017 7:00 PM, OC Sports/ESPNU Wildcard	Cal State Fullerton			Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
03/02/2017 5:00 PM	at UC Davis			The Pavilion Davis, CA
03/04/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN3 Wildcard	at Long Beach State			Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP																				*N/A
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

↑ http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/10/28/sports/sports-breaking/uh-hoops-ban-must-be-reconsidered-ncaa-appeals-committee-declares/

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball

Venues	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1964–1994) Stan Sheriff Center (1994–present)

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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