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2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

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2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Outrigger Rainbow Classic champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record6–3 (0–1 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrad Davidson
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Jones
  • Gibson Johnson
  • Cullen Neal
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC San Diego 2 0   1.000 11 2   .846
UC Riverside 2 0   1.000 8 5   .615
UC Davis 2 0   1.000 7 5   .583
Long Beach State 2 0   1.000 5 8   .385
UC Irvine 1 0   1.000 10 2   .833
Cal State Northridge 1 1   .500 8 4   .667
Hawai'i 0 1   .000 6 3   .667
UC Santa Barbara 0 2   .000 7 4   .636
Cal State Bakersfield 0 2   .000 6 7   .462
Cal Poly 0 2   .000 6 8   .429
Cal State Fullerton 0 2   .000 4 8   .333
2025 Big West tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by tenth-year head coach Eran Ganot, play their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center located in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

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The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 11–9 in Big West play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Cal State Northridge,[2] before falling to UC Davis in the semifinals of the Big West tournament.[3] Despite a second consecutive 20-win season, the team decided to not pursue a postseason bid.[4]

Roster

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2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kody Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Kent School Minnetonka, Minnesota
G 2 Tom Beattie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rosmini College Auckland, New Zealand
G 4 Marcus Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Houston Christian Gilroy, California
F 5 Gytis Nemeikša 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Xavier Kaunas, Lithuania
G 6 Osahon Obasohan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Espoirs Le Mans Antwerp, Belgium
G 8 AJ Economou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Southern California Academy Santa Monica, California
G 10 Logan Robeson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Campolindo High School Moraga, California
G 11 Jacopo Van der Knaap 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tobarra CB Verona, Italy
F 13 Roy Igwe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr St. Mary's International School Tokyo, Japan
F 14 Harry Rouhliadeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Villanova College Brisbane, Australia
F/C 20 Jerome Palm 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Valparaiso Almere, Netherlands
G 22 Ryan Rapp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Washington State Melbourne, Australia
G 30 Aaron Hunkin-Claytor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Salesian College Prep Wahiawa, Hawaii
C 32 Tanner Christensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) GS Utah Tech Spokane Valley, Washington
F 34 Akira Jacobs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So NBA Global Academy Yokohama, Japan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2024

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 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
at Hawaii–Hilo W 64–61 
 14  Nemeikša   11  Christensen   4  Beattie  Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,987)
Hilo, HI
November 2, 2024*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Chaminade W 85–80 
 20  Jacobs   17  Christensen   4  Hunkin-Claytor  Ka'ulaheanuiokamoku Gym (301)
Pukalani, HI
Regular season
November 8, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Life Pacific
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
W 96–61  1–0
 20  Jacobs   9  Nemeikša   3  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,221)
Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2024*
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
San Jose State
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
W 80–69  2–0
 20  Christensen   8  Christensen   4  Greene  Stan Sheriff Center (4,580)
Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Pacific
Outrigger Rainbow Classic
W 76–66  3–0
 18  Tied   10  Nemeikša   2  Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,313)
Honolulu, HI
November 17, 2024*
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Weber State W 73–68 OT 4–0
 25  Christensen   8  Nemeikša   4  Beattie  Stan Sheriff Center (4,433)
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10 North Carolina L 69–87  4–1
 16  Nemeikša   10  Tied   4  Greene  Stan Sheriff Center (8,948)
Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Hawaii Pacific W 67–63  5–1
 24  Williams   10  Christensen   3  Beattie  Stan Sheriff Center (4,089)
Honolulu, HI
December 3, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 72–78  5–2
 24  Nemeikša   8  Rouhliadeff   4  Rapp  Global Credit Union Arena (7,004)
Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2024
11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet
at Long Beach State L 68–76  5–3
(0–1)
 17  Greene   10  Christensen   4  Hunkin-Claytor  Walter Pyramid (1,446)
Long Beach, CA
December 14, 2024*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 71–62  6–3
 19  Rapp   6  Tied   3  Rapp  Stan Sheriff Center (4,614)
Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Charlotte
Diamond Head Classic First round
      Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024*
 ESPN2 or ESPNU
Nebraska/Murray State
Diamond Head Classic
      Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024*
 ESPN2 or ESPNU

Diamond Head Classic
      Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Santa Barbara       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal Poly       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 11, 2025
11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet
at Cal State Fullerton       Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Northridge       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 18, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Bakersfield       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis       University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 25, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC San Diego       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Fullerton       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2025
5:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet
at Cal Poly       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 8, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN Wildcard
at UC Santa Barbara       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports/ESPN Wildcard
Long Beach State       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Irvine       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 22, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego       LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Riverside       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
March 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Davis       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2025
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
March 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN Wildcard
at Cal State Northridge       Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025
 ESPN+ and ESPN2
vs.        Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hawaii downs CSUN, heads to Big West semis". KHON2. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hawaii men's basketball rally against UC Davis falls short in Big West semifinals". Spectrum News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "No tournament for Hawaii men's basketball team— season over". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.