2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by head coach Riley Wallace, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors shared the WAC regular season championship with Tulsa, and earned the top seed in the WAC tournament. Hawaii won all three games in the WAC tournament by double figures, winning the WAC tournament for the second straight year with a 73–59 victory over Tulsa.^[1]

2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
WAC Regular Season co-champion WAC Tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	27–6 (15–3 WAC)
Head coach	Riley Wallace (15th season)
Associate head coach	Bob Nash (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Jackson Wheeler (12th season) Scott Rigot (3rd season)
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawaii †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	6		.818
Tulsa	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
SMU	10	–	8		.556			15	–	14		.517
Nevada	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Fresno State	9	–	9		.500			19	–	15		.559
Boise State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Rice	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
San Jose State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
UTEP	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
† 2002 WAC tournament winner

As WAC tournament champions, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were given the 10th seed in the West region. The Rainbow Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the tournament, losing to Xavier, 70–58.^[2]

The Rainbow Warriors finished the season with a record of 27–6, which was a school record for most wins in a single season.^[3]

Roster

2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Predrag Savović 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia F 2 Phil Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Hamilton, Ontario, Canada G 3 Mike McIntyre 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Long Beach, California G 10 Lance Takaki 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) — Jr Honolulu, Hawaii F 11 Joshua Stanhiser 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Loma Linda, California C 12 Milos Zivanovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro F/C 14 Haim Shimonovich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So Rishon LeZion, Israel G 15 Mark Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Mount Vernon, Washington F 21 Mindaugas Burneika 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Kaunas, Lithuania G 23 Carl English 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada G 25 Ryne Holliday 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Belleville, Illinois F 40 Paul Jesinskis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Assagay, South Africa F 43 Luc-Arthur Vebobe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Antibes, France F 54 Nkeruwem Akpan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Akwa Ibom, Nigeria	Head coach Riley Wallace (Centenary) Assistant coach(es) Bob Nash (Hawaiʻi) Jackson Wheeler (Marymount (KS)) Scott Rigot (Buffalo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 19, 2023

Source^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 11, 2001* 7:30 pm		EA Sports West All–Stars	W 85–81	—	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 16, 2001* 7:30 pm		Norfolk State Nike Tip-Off Tournament	W 76–52	1–0	Stan Sheriff Center (6,010) Honolulu, HI
November 18, 2001* 7:30 pm		Drake Nike Tip-Off Tournament	W 74–63	2–0	Stan Sheriff Center (5,644) Honolulu, HI
November 23, 2001* 5:00 pm		vs. Mercer Big Island Invitational	W 89–72	3–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,075) Hilo, HI
November 24, 2001* 5:00 pm		vs. Colorado State Big Island Invitational	L 59–61	3–1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (687) Hilo, HI
November 25, 2001* 2:00 pm		vs. Wisconsin Big Island Invitational	W 60–57	4–1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (312) Hilo, HI
November 27, 2001* 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 60–58	5–1	Stan Sheriff Center (5,488) Honolulu, HI
December 10, 2001* 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 62–48	6–1	Stan Sheriff Center (5,543) Honolulu, HI
December 14, 2001* 7:00 pm		San Diego State	L 58–61	6–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,443) Honolulu, HI
December 19, 2001* 7:30 pm		Portland Rainbow Classic	W 75–68	7–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,296) Honolulu, HI
December 21, 2001* 7:30 pm		Iona Rainbow Classic	W 67–56	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center (6,515) Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2001* 7:30 pm		Georgia Rainbow Classic	W 54–44	9–2	Stan Sheriff Center (7,019) Honolulu, HI
December 27, 2001 7:00 pm		Fresno State	W 83–73	10–2 (1–0)	Stan Sheriff Center (9,175) Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2001 7:00 pm		Nevada	W 58–40	11–2 (2–0)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,232) Honolulu, HI
January 3, 2002 4:00 pm		at UTEP	W 70–68	12–2 (3–0)	Don Haskins Center (6,582) El Paso, TX
January 5, 2002 4:30 pm		at Boise State	W 64–62	13–2 (4–0)	Stan Sheriff Center (6,806) Honolulu, HI
January 10, 2002 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 81–61	14–2 (5–0)	Stan Sheriff Center (6,910) Honolulu, HI
January 12, 2002 7:00 pm		SMU	W 83–74	15–2 (6–0)	Stan Sheriff Center (9,041) Honolulu, HI
January 19, 2002 5:30 pm		at San Jose State	L 53–57	15–3 (6–1)	Event Center Arena (1,653) San Jose, CA
January 24, 2002 3:00 pm		at Rice	W 88–79	16–3 (7–1)	Rice Gymnasium (1,835) Houston, TX
January 26, 2002 3:00 pm		at Tulsa	W 67–56	17–3 (8–1)	Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK
January 31, 2002 7:00 pm		Boise State	W 67–56	18–3 (9–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,138) Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2002 7:00 pm		UTEP	W 75–60	19–3 (10–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (8,792) Honolulu, HI
February 7, 2002 5:00 pm		at SMU	W 85–76	20–3 (11–1)	Moody Coliseum (3,662) Dallas, Texas
February 9, 2002 12:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 57–61	20–4 (11–2)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,643) Ruston, LA
February 16, 2002 7:00 pm		San Jose State	W 71–46	21–4 (12–2)	Stan Sheriff Center (8,921) Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2002 7:00 pm		Tulsa	W 86–85	22–4 (13–2)	Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Honolulu, HI
February 23, 2002 7:00 pm		Rice	W 79–50	23–4 (14–2)	Stan Sheriff Center (9,807) Honolulu, HI
February 28, 2002 5:05 pm		at Nevada	L 69–79	23–5 (14–3)	Lawlor Events Center (6,748) Reno, NV
March 2, 2002 5:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 82–79	24–5 (15–3)	Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, CA
WAC tournament
March 7, 2002 8:00 am	(1)	vs. (9) San Jose State WAC Quarterfinals	W 71–56	25–5	Reynolds Center (7,760) Tulsa, OK
March 8, 2002 2:00 pm	(1)	vs. (5) Nevada WAC Semifinals	W 90–68	26–5	Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK
March 9, 2002 4:00 pm	(1)	at (2) Tulsa WAC Championship	W 73–59	27–5	Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2002 11:00 am	(10 W) No. 25	vs. (7 W) No. 22 Xavier NCAA First Round	L 58–70	27–6	American Airlines Center (19,951) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaiian Time.

Source^[5][6][7]

References

1. "Rainbow Warriors have game, will travel". ESPN. March 10, 2002. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
2. "Xavier rallies with second-half explosion". ESPN. March 15, 2002. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
3. "2001-02 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii" (PDF). Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
4. "2001-2002 Men's Basketball Roster". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
5. "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
6. "Hawaii - Season Statistics". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
7. "2001-02 Hawaii Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.