# 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. 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

| 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

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Garrett Carson F | San Francisco, California | St. Ignatius College Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 November 10, 2019. ||||||

## 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 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 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.. |||||||||
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