# 2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by Eran Ganot in his eighth season, played their games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center as a member of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2021–22 season 17–11, 10–5 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated UC Riverside in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament before losing to Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Mississippi Valley State Outrigger Rainbow Classic | W 72–54 | 1–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,067) Honolulu, HI |
| November 13, 2022* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Eastern Washington Outrigger Rainbow Classic | W 71–51 | 2–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,450) Honolulu, HI |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Yale Outrigger Rainbow Classic Championship Game | L 59–62 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,421) Honolulu, HI |
| November 19, 2022* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Hawaii Pacific | W 79–55 | 3–1 | Cannon Activities Center (423) Laie, HI |
| November 25, 2022* 3:30 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | vs. Sacramento State North Shore Classic | W 74–61 | 4–1 | Cannon Activities Center (1,225) Laie, HI |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | vs. Texas State North Shore Classic Championship Game | W 72–65 | 5–1 | Cannon Activities Center (3,428) Laie, HI |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Texas A&M–Commerce | L 51–53 | 5–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (3,948) Honolulu, HI |
| December 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., YouTube | | at UNLV | L 62–77 | 5–3 | Dollar Loan Center (4,207) Henderson, NV |
| December 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 90–66 | 6–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,036) Honolulu, HI |
| December 22, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Pepperdine Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 76–70 | 7–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,087) Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | Washington State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | W 62–51 | 8–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,683) Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | SMU Diamond Head Classic Championship Game | W 58–57 | 9–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,279) Honolulu, HI |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Davis | W 74–66 | 10–3 (1–0) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,256) Honolulu, HI |
| December 31, 2022 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal Poly | W 57–48 | 11–3 (2–0) | Stan Sheriff Center (4,260) Honolulu, HI |
| January 5, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 62–49 | 12–3 (3–0) | LionTree Arena (976) La Jolla, CA |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 72–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (3–1) | Titan Gym (823) Fullerton, CA |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Long Beach State | W 79–70 | 13–4 (4–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,801) Honolulu, HI |
| January 16, 2023 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Northridge | W 58–51 | 14–4 (5–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (4,329) Honolulu, HI |
| January 19, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 68–76 | 14–5 (5–2) | Bren Events Center (2,223) Irvine, CA |
| January 21, 2023 11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet | | at UC Riverside | W 67–63 | 15–5 (6–2) | SRC Arena (722) Riverside, CA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Santa Barbara | L 64–65 | 15–6 (6–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,178) Honolulu, HI |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–69 | 16–6 (7–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,729) Honolulu, HI |
| February 2, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | L 63–75 | 16–7 (7–4) | University Credit Union Center (1,961) Davis, CA |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 69–56 | 17–7 (8–4) | Mott Athletics Center (2,412) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC San Diego | W 69–62 | 18–7 (9–4) | Stan Sheriff Center (4,529) Honolulu, HI |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Fullerton | L 51–52 | 18–8 (9–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,217) Honolulu, HI |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | W 70–67 | 19–8 (10–5) | Walter Pyramid (1,715) Long Beach, CA |
| February 20, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 61–50 | 20–8 (11–5) | Icardo Center (976) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Riverside | L 52–54 | 20–9 (11–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (4,957) Honolulu, HI |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | UC Irvine | W 72–67 | 21–9 (12–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Honolulu, HI |
| March 2, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | W 81–55 | 22–9 (13–6) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (535) Northridge, CA |
| March 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 61–81 | 22–10 (13–7) | The Thunderdome (4,123) Santa Barbara, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals | L 60–62 $^{OT}$ | 22–11 | Dollar Loan Center (1,410) Henderson, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time. Source: ||||||