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.

2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record17–13 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Drew Buggs
  • Zigmars Raimo
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Long Beach State 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Note: The 2020 Big West tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Leland Green 0 G 6'2" 185 Junior Los Angeles, California Transferred to Humboldt State
Brocke Stepteau 2 G 5'9" 170 Senior Dallas, Texas Graduated
Brandon Thomas 4 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Los Angeles, California Departed Program
Jack Purchase 12 F 6'9" 220 Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated
Sheriff Drammeh 23 G 6'3" 160 Senior Stockholm, Sweden Graduated
Hutifah Abdeljawad 24 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Honolulu, Hawaii Departed Program

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ahmed Ali 23 G 5'11" 165 Senior Toronto, Ontario Transferred from Washington State

2019 Commitments

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Kameron Ng
G
Kaneohe, Hawaii Saint Francis School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Jessiya Villa
G
Laie, Hawaii Kahuku High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Justin Webster
G
Dallas, Texas Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.

Roster

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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

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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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time..

Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Staff, H. N. N. (November 8, 2019). "Hawaii basketball coach Eran Ganot to step away from team on medical leave". hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2019.