# 2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2016–17 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by second-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to Long Beach State.
The Stan Sheriff Center saw its second consecutive season with a sellout (announced turnstile 9,211 out of 10,300) in an 83–68 defeat versus No. 5 North Carolina, the first instance since 1996–97 and 1997–98.

## Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2015–16 season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to finish in a tie for the Big West regular-season title. They defeated the Long Beach State 49ers, the only team to sweep the Rainbow Warriors, in the finals of the Big West tournament.
The team, as a #13 seed in the 2016 NCAA tournament, defeated #4 California, 77–66, before bowing out to Maryland, a #5 seed, 73–60 in the second round.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Issac Fleming | 0 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Wilmington, DE | Transferred to East Carolina |
| Niko Filipovich | 2 | G | 6'0" | 160 | RS Sophomore | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Rodrick Bobbitt | 5 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Castro Valley, CA | Graduated |
| Dyrbe Enos | 10 | G | 5'10" | 170 | RS Junior | Aiea, HI | Walk-on; left the team to finish degree and forego fifth year |
| Quincy Smith | 11 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Antioch, CA | Graduated |
| Sai Tummala | 12 | G | 6'6" | 218 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Jakob Cornelissen | 13 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Stefan Jovanovic | 15 | C | 6'10" | 235 | Junior | Kraljevo, Serbia | Graduate transferred to Loyola Marymount |
| Aaron Valdes | 32 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Whitter, CA | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |
| Stefan Janković | 33 | F | 6'11" | 235 | Junior | Mississauga, ON | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brian Garrett | 20 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | San Carlos, CA | Junior college transferred from Cañada College |
| Gibson Johnson | 21 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Junior | Centerville, UT | Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC |

## 2016 Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Drew Buggs #56 PG | Long Beach, CA | Polytechnic High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Ido Flaisher PF | Herzliya, Israel | Hadash High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Leland Green SG | Redondo Beach, CA | Redondo Beach High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Matt Owies PG | Melbourne, Australia | St. Kevin's College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 24, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Zigmars Raimo PF | Madona, Latvia | Riga Secondary School No.49 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | May 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Samuta Avea SF | Kahuku, HI | Kahuku High SChool | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: |||||||
| 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: |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016 7:00 pm | | BYU-Hawaii | W 97–74 | | Stan Sheriff Center (4,736) Honolulu, HI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 9:00 pm, OC Sports | | SIU Edwardsville Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic | L 68–69 | 0–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,423) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/13/2016* 5:30 pm, OC Sports | | Texas State Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic | W 74–68 | 1–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,309) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/14/2016* 11:15 pm, ESPN2 | | Florida Atlantic Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic/Tip-Off Marathon | W 64–63 | 2–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,334) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/18/2016* 8:00 pm, OC Sports | | No. 5 North Carolina | L 68–83 | 2–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | UH-Hilo | W 86–55 | 3–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,890) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/25/2016* 8:00 pm, OC Sports | | Troy | L 63–65 | 3–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,838) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/27/2016* 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 64–44 | 4–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,508) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/06/2016* 4:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Seton Hall Pearl Harbor Invitational | L 57–68 | 4–4 | Bloch Arena (4,024) Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI |
| 12/07/2016* 4:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. Princeton Pearl Harbor Invitational | L 62–75 | 4–5 | Bloch Arena (4,024) Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI |
| 12/22/2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | Illinois State Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 45–71 | 4–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,659) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | Utah Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round | L 52–66 | 4–7 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,053) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2016* 9:30 am, ESPNU | | Southern Miss Diamond Head Classic 7th place game | W 60–46 | 5–7 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,769) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/2016* 8:00 pm, OC Sports | | Delaware State | W 77–66 | 6–7 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,903) Honolulu, HI |
| Big West Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 64–67 | 6–8 (0–1) | Titan Gym (724) Fullerton, CA |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | at UC Irvine | L 56–84 | 6–9 (0–2) | Bren Events Center (2,359) Irvine, CA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | Long Beach State | W 114–107 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (1–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,911) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | Cal State Northridge | W 80–77 | 8–9 (2–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,309) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | UC Davis | L 70–76 | 8–10 (2–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,982) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | UC Riverside | L 64–70 | 8–11 (2–4) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,465) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/28/2017 7:30 pm, OC Sports | | UC Santa Barbara | W 78–56 | 9–11 (3–4) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,293) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/02/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Riverside | W 72–63 | 10–11 (4–4) | The SRC (1,252) Riverside, CA |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm, Prime Ticket | | at Cal State Northridge | W 76–72 | 11–11 (5–4) | Matadome (1,085) Northridge, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | Cal Poly | W 74–65 | 12–11 (6–4) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,596) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/11/2017 7:30 pm, OC Sports | | UC Irvine | L 58–72 | 12–12 (6–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,452) Honolulu, HI |
| 02/16/2017 5:00 pm | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 54–56 | 12–13 (6–6) | The Thunderdome (1416) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 02/18/2017 5:00 pm | | at Cal Poly | W 82–61 | 13–13 (7–6) | Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, OC Sports | | Cal State Fullerton | W 64–58 | 14–13 (8–6) | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 03/02/2017 5:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 59–68 | 14–14 (8–7) | The Pavilion (2,023) Davis, CA |
| 03/04/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | L 75–84 | 14–15 (8–8) | Walter Pyramid (3,021) Long Beach, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 8:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Long Beach State Quarterfinals | L 62–73 | 14–16 | Honda Center (3,486) Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||