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
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	17–13 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach	Eran Ganot (5th season) Chris Gerlufsen (acting, November 6–December 28th)
Assistant coaches	Chris Gerlufsen John Montgomery Jabari Trotter
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	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
Hawaii	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

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

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

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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.

Roster

2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Drew Buggs 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 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 Eran Ganot (Swarthmore College) Assistant coach(es) Chris Gerlufsen (Randolph–Macon) John Montgomery (Loyola Marymount) Jabari Trotter (Dartmouth) 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) Tanner Hull (Missouri) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time..

Source:^[2]

References

1. Staff, H. N. N. "Hawaii basketball coach Eran Ganot to step away from team on medical leave". hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
2. "Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2019.