# 2010–11 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2010–11 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by head coach Gib Arnold, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as members of the Western Athletic Conference. The Rainbow Warriors finished 5th in the WAC during the regular season, and lost in the first round of the WAC tournament to San Jose State.
Hawaii failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Rainbow Warriors won their first game, but were then eliminated in the second round of the tournament, losing to San Francisco, 77–74.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Chaminade | W 83–55 | — | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Montana State Rainbow Classic | W 77–59 | 1–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,416) Honolulu, HI |
| November 13, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton Rainbow Classic | W 84–70 | 2–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,239) Honolulu, HI |
| November 15, 2010* 11:00 pm, ESPN | | Central Michigan Rainbow Classic | W 65–62 | 3–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,054) Honolulu, HI |
| November 19, 2010* 7:30 pm, KFVE-TV | | Central Arkansas | W 83–69 | 4–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,978) Honolulu, HI |
| November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 70–63 | 5–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,676) Honolulu, HI |
| December 1, 2010* 5:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | L 53–54 | 5–1 | Mott Gym (1,509) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 4, 2010* 1:00 pm | | vs. No. 21 BYU | L 57–78 | 5–2 | EnergySolutions Arena (13,312) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 11, 2010* 7:00 pm, KFVE-TV | | Hawaii Pacific | W 72–50 | 6–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,507) Honolulu, HI |
| December 17, 2010* 7:00 pm | | vs. Chicago State | W 86–57 | 7–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (981) Lahaina, HI |
| December 23, 2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Florida State Diamond Head Classic | L 62–70 | 7–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,544) Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2010* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | Utah Diamond Head Classic | W 68–55 | 8–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,667) Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2010* 11:30 am | | Mississippi State Diamond Head Classic | W 68–57 | 9–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,694) Honolulu, HI |
| December 29, 2010 4:05 pm | | at Utah State | L 66–74 | 9–4 (0–1) | Smith Spectrum (7,025) Logan, UT |
| December 31, 2010 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Nevada | L 69–86 | 9–5 (0–2) | Lawlor Events Center (4,308) Reno, NV |
| January 6, 2011 7:30 pm, KFVE-TV | | Idaho | L 44–59 | 9–6 (0–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,605) Honolulu, HI |
| January 8, 2011 7:30 pm, KFVE-TV | | Boise State | L 55–79 | 9–7 (0–4) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,451) Honolulu, HI |
| January 13, 2011 4:00 pm | | at New Mexico State | L 64–82 | 9–8 (0–5) | Pan American Center (5,522) Las Cruces, NM |
| January 15, 2011 3:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | W 56–48 | 10–8 (1–5) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,719) Ruston, LA |
| January 20, 2011 7:00 pm, KFVE-TV | | Fresno State | W 62–52 | 11–8 (2–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,492) Honolulu, HI |
| January 22, 2011 7:00 pm, KFVE-TV | | San Jose State | W 67–61 | 12–8 (3–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,236) Honolulu, HI |
| January 29, 2011 7:00 pm, KFVE-TV | | Utah State | L 84–89 $^{2OT}$ | 12–9 (3–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,127) Honolulu, HI |
| February 3, 2011 4:05 pm | | at Boise State | W 73–66 | 13–9 (4–6) | Taco Bell Arena (3,418) Boise, ID |
| February 5, 2011 5:05 pm | | at Idaho | L 61–75 | 13–10 (4–7) | Cowan Spectrum (1,191) Moscow, ID |
| February 14, 2011 7:00 pm, KFVE-TV | | Nevada | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 14–10 (5–7) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,813) Honolulu, HI |
| February 19, 2011* 12:00 pm | | at UC Davis ESPN BracketBusters | W 83–69 | 15–10 | The Pavilion (1,736) Davis, CA |
| February 24, 2011 7:30 pm, KFVE-TV | | Louisiana Tech | W 71–58 | 16–10 (6–7) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,105) Honolulu, HI |
| February 26, 2011 7:00 pm, KFVE-TV | | New Mexico State | W 76–70 | 17–10 (7–7) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,148) Honolulu, HI |
| March 3, 2011 5:30 pm | | at San Jose State | W 77–71 | 18–10 (8–7) | Event Center Arena (2,823) San Jose, CA |
| March 5, 2011 6:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 70–85 | 18–11 (8–8) | Save Mart Center (7,917) Fresno, CA |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2011 10:00 am | (5) | vs. (8) San Jose State WAC First Round | L 74–75 | 18–12 | Orleans Arena (2,814) Las Vegas, NV |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2011 7:00 pm | | Portland CIT First Round | W 76–64 | 19–12 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,431) Honolulu, HI |
| March 19, 2011 7:00 pm | | San Francisco CIT Second Round | L 74–77 | 19–13 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,491) Honolulu, HI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaiian Time. ||||||
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