2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team
The 2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Rainbow Warriors, led by fifth-year head coach Eran Ganot , played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii . Hawaii was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their eighth season in that league. On November 6, Ganot took a temporary leave of absence to deal with an undisclosed medical issue. He returned to coaching on December 29 for their game against Maine. First year assistant Chris Gerlufsen served as acting head coach from November 6 to December 28, compiling an 8–5 record.[1] They finished the season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to be the No. 4 seed in the Big West tournament . However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Departures
Incoming transfers
2019 Commitments
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Garrett Carson F
San Francisco, California
St. Ignatius College Prep
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Bernardo Da Silva F
Rio Das Ostras, Brazil
Wasatch Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Kameron Ng G
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Saint Francis School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Jessiya Villa G
Laie, Hawaii
Kahuku High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A
Justin Webster G
Dallas, Texas
Hargrave Military Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
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
2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Drew Buggs (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr
Long Beach Poly HS
Long Beach, California
G
2
Justin Webster
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Hargrave Military Academy
Dallas, Texas
G
3
Eddie Stansberry
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Archbishop Riordan HS City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
G
4
Jessiya Villa
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Kahuku HS
Laie, Hawaii
F
5
Bernardo da Silva
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Wasatch Academy
Rio das Ostras, Brazil
C
11
Mate Colina
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
So
Lake Ginninderra HS
Melbourne, Australia
F
12
Garrett Cason
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
St. Ignatius College Prep
Fairfield, California
F
14
Zigmars Raimo (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Riga Secondary School No. 49
Madona, Latvia
C
15
Owen Hulland
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Lake Ginninderra HS
Adelaide, Australia
F
20
Zoar Nedd (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Fr
Kapolei HS
Kapolei, Hawaii
G/F
32
Samuta Avea
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Kahuku HS
Hauʻula, Hawaii
G/F
42
Justin Hemsley
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS So
Damien HS
Rancho Cucamonga, California
C
44
Dawson Carper
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
So
Rampart HS
Colorado Springs, Colorado
G
50
Kameron Ng
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Saint Francis School
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Support staff
Jesse Nakanishi (Lewis & Clark ) – Director of Basketball Operations
Dominic Drury (St. Mary's ) – Assistant Director of Basketball Operations
Jack Rydquist (San Diego State ) – Graduate Manager
Gibson Johnson (Hawaii ) – Graduate Manager
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 10, 2018
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019 *7:00 pm
Chaminade
W 83–66
19 – Raimo
14 – Carper
6 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (4,467)Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2018 *7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Florida A&M Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 65–52
1–0
15 – Avea
9 – Avea
5 – Tied
Stan Sheriff Center (5,093)Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2019 *5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
South Dakota Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
L 75–81
1–1
21 – Stansberry
6 – Tied
5 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (5,200)Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2019 *5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Pacific Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic
W 72–67
2–1
26 – Stansberry
4 – Raimo
4 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (4,935)Honolulu, HI
November 15, 2019 *7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Portland State
W 83–75
3–1
28 – Stansberry
14 – Raimo
7 – Raimo
Stan Sheriff Center (5,014)Honolulu, HI
November 18, 2019 *3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Illinois
L 53–66
3–2
16 – Raimo
6 – Tied
4 – Buggs
State Farm Center (11,589)Champaign, IL
November 24, 2019 *5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
New Orleans
W 79–71
4–2
24 – Stansberry
9 – Raimo
4 – Tied
Stan Sheriff Center (5,188)Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2019 *7:30 pm, Spectrum Sports
San Francisco
W 85–75
5–2
25 – Buggs
7 – Raimo
6 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (6,200)Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2019 *4:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Hawaii Pacific
W 58–41
6–2
15 – Stansberry
5 – Tied
5 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (5,838)Honolulu, HI
December 7, 2019 *2:00 pm, P12N
at No. 13 Oregon
L 64–89
6–3
24 – Stansberry
5 – Tied
8 – Buggs
Matthew Knight Arena (6,599)Eugene, OR
December 15, 2019 *3:30 pm, Spectrum Sports
Samford
W 94–73
7–3
23 – Stansberry
11 – Raimo
8 – Raimo
Stan Sheriff Center (5,014)Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2019 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
UTEP Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
W 67–63
8–3
17 – Da Silva
8 – Avea
8 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (6,179)Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2019 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Washington Diamond Head Classic Semifinals
L 61–72
8–4
16 – Webster
15 – Raimo
9 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (5,585)Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019 *1:30 pm, ESPN2
Georgia Tech Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place Game
L 53–70
8–5
9 – Tied
5 – Tied
4 – Tied
Stan Sheriff Center (6,356)Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2019 *5:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Maine
W 91–51
9–5
21 – Stansberry
8 – Raimo
7 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (5,036)Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
January 9, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton
W 75–69
10–5 (1–0)
25 – Stansberry
10 – Da Silva
4 – Buggs
Titan Gym (693)Fullerton, CA
January 11, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine
L 60–74
10–6 (1–1)
14 – Avea
6 – Tied
4 – Raimo
Bren Events Center (2,938)Irvine, CA
January 16, 2020 8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Cal Poly
W 65–61
11–6 (2–1)
17 – Stansberry
14 – Raimo
5 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (4,811)Honolulu, HI
January 18, 2020 8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
UC Santa Barbara
W 70–63
12–6 (3–1)
12 – Buggs
7 – Tied
12 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (5,614)Honolulu, HI
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
UC Davis
W 76–75
13–6 (4–1)
23 – Stansberry
8 – Buggs
11 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (6,160)Honolulu, HI
February 1, 2020 8:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Cal State Northridge
W 80–75
14–6 (5–1)
22 – Stansberry
6 – Team
10 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (6,553)Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2020 5:00 pm, Big West TV
at UC Santa Barbara
L 66–76
14–7 (5–2)
13 – Hemsley
5 – Tied
9 – Buggs
The Thunderdome (1,346)Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, Big West TV
at Cal Poly
L 75–79 OT
14–8 (5–3)
20 – Carper
11 – Tied
5 – Raimo
Mott Athletics Center (2,235)San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2020 7:00pm, Spectrum Sports
Long Beach State
L 49–50
14–9 (5–4)
19 – Stansberry
9 – Webster
6 – Webster
Stan Sheriff Center (5,588)Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2
UC Irvine
L 63–70
14–10 (5–5)
17 – Buggs
7 – Raimo
7 – Buggs
Stan Sheriff Center (7,591)Honolulu, HI
February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Riverside
W 56–55
15–10 (6–5)
18 – Webster
8 – Avea
3 – Buggs
SRC Arena (937)Riverside, CA
February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State
L 60–64
15–11 (6–6)
19 – Stansberry
9 – Raimo
3 – Avea
Walter Pyramid (2,100)Long Beach, CA
February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
Cal State Fullerton
W 70–59
16–11 (7–6)
20 – Buggs
5 – Tied
3 – Tied
Stan Sheriff Center (5,322)Honolulu, HI
February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports
UC Riverside
L 43–49
16–12 (7–7)
10 – Avea
7 – Avea
2 – Tied
Stan Sheriff Center (6,884)Honolulu, HI
March 5, 2020 5:00 pm, Big West TV
at UC Davis
W 67–65
17–12 (8–7)
18 – Avea
7 – Tied
4 – Tied
The Pavilion (1,648)Davis, CA
March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge
L 82–86
17–13 (8–8)
31 – Stansberry
9 – Avea
3 – Tied
Matadome (1,624)Los Angeles, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3
(4)
vs. (5) UC Davis Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Honda Center Anaheim, CA
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