# 2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by Eran Ganot in his ninth season, played their games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii as a member of the Big West Conference.
The team claimed the Acrisure Invitational in November, the first mainland tournament title in program history, and advanced to the semifinals of the Big West tournament for the second time in three seasons after defeating CSUN in the quarterfinals, where they fell to UC Davis.
Despite a second consecutive 20-win season, the team decided to not pursue a bid to the postseason.

## Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 13–7 in Big West play, to finish in fourth place. In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | No. 23 Saint Mary's Charity Exhibition for Maui Wildfire Relief | L 58–92 | | 16 – McClanahan | 5 – Seck | 2 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,902) Honolulu, HI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UH Hilo | W 82–66 | 1–0 | 15 – McKoy | 7 – da Silva | 3 – Munoz | Stan Sheriff Center (3,827) Honolulu, HI |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Niagara | W 92–73 | 2–0 | 21 – Coleman | 11 – McKoy | 4 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center (3,748) Honolulu, HI |
| November 21, 2023* 8:30 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Northern Arizona | W 70–61 | 3–0 | 13 – McClanahan | 7 – da Silva | 5 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center (3,853) Honolulu, HI |
| November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. UT Rio Grande Valley Acrisure Invitational semifinals | W 76–57 | 4–0 | 23 – Cotton | 14 – McKoy | 5 – McClanahan | Acrisure Arena (735) Thousand Palms, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. San Diego Acrisure Invitational championship game | W 77–66 | 5–0 | 26 – Coleman | 5 – tied | 4 – McClanahan | Acrisure Arena (1,293) Thousand Palms, CA |
| November 30, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | vs. Utah | L 66–79 | 5–1 | 14 – Coleman | 6 – McClanahan | 4 – Coleman | Delta Center (4,686) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 3, 2023* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Central Arkansas | W 95–76 | 6–1 | 25 – Coleman | 11 – da Silva | 4 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (5,714) Honolulu, HI |
| December 10, 2023* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Hawaii Pacific | W 78–53 | 7–1 | 15 – Munoz | 7 – Beattie | 4 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center (4,102) Honolulu, HI |
| December 17, 2023* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Nevada | L 66–72 | 7–2 | 17 – tied | 10 – da Silva | 3 – Coleman | Stan Sheriff Center (4,794) Honolulu, HI |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Portland Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 69–56 | 8–2 | 15 – Cotton | 11 – da Silva | 7 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center (5,290) Honolulu, HI |
| December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Georgia Tech Diamond Head Classic semifinals | L 68–73 | 8–3 | 19 – McClanahan | 7 – McKoy | 8 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| December 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | TCU Diamond Head Classic 3rd-place game | L 51–65 | 8–4 | 19 – Coleman | 5 – tied | 2 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (N/A) Honolulu, HI |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Fullerton | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (0–1) | 15 – da Silva | 10 – da Silva | 4 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center (5,171) Honolulu, HI |
| January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 78–67 | 9–5 (1–1) | 19 – McClanahan | 8 – da Silva | 4 – McClanahan | Icardo Center (1,129) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at CSUN | L 66–76 | 9–6 (1–2) | 23 – McClanahan | 7 – da Silva | 3 – tied | Premier America Credit Union Arena (657) Northridge, CA |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Irvine | L 50–60 | 9–7 (1–3) | 17 – da Silva | 14 – da Silva | 3 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,453) Honolulu, HI |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Riverside | W 63–56 | 10–7 (2–3) | 14 – McClanahan | 8 – Coleman | 3 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,886) Honolulu, HI |
| January 18, 2024 5:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet | | at Long Beach State | L 71–79 | 10–8 (2–4) | 22 – McKoy | 7 – Cotton | 5 – Coleman | Walter Pyramid (1,835) Long Beach, CA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 61–67 | 10–9 (2–5) | 21 – Munoz | 10 – McKoy | 5 – McClanahan | LionTree Arena (1,558) La Jolla, CA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Santa Barbara | L 61–78 | 10–10 (2–6) | 19 – Coleman | 5 – McKoy | 3 – Munoz | Stan Sheriff Center (4,279) Honolulu, HI |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal Poly | W 83–73 | 11–10 (3–6) | 23 – Coleman | 10 – da Silva | 3 – Munoz | Stan Sheriff Center (4,921) Honolulu, HI |
| February 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 76–68 | 12–10 (4–6) | 21 – Coleman | 6 – tied | 4 – McClanahan | Titan Gym (1,339) Fullerton, CA |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 68–93 | 12–11 (4–7) | 19 – da Silva | 8 – da Silva | 5 – McClanahan | Bren Events Center (3,042) Irvine, CA |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC San Diego | W 94–86 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (5–7) | 22 – McKoy | 9 – McKoy | 4 – McKoy | Stan Sheriff Center (4,249) Honolulu, HI |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Davis | W 87–70 | 14–11 (6–7) | 19 – da Silva | 12 – da Silva | 4 – da Silva | Stan Sheriff Center (5,576) Honolulu, HI |
| February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 80–51 | 15–11 (7–7) | 20 – Munoz | 6 – tied | 3 – Williams | Mott Athletics Center (1,122) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 71–77 | 15–12 (7–8) | 15 – Beattie | 7 – da Silva | 3 – tied | The Thunderdome (1,427) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Long Beach State | W 73–65 | 16–12 (8–8) | 26 – McKoy | 6 – tied | 3 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (5,822) Honolulu, HI |
| February 29, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | L 63–75 | 16–13 (8–9) | 20 – da Silva | 9 – McKoy | 3 – McKoy | University Credit Union Center (2,398) Davis, CA |
| March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | W 76–73 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (9–9) | 31 – Coleman | 9 – tied | 3 – da Silva | SRC Arena (632) Riverside, CA |
| March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | CSUN | W 72–70 | 18–13 (10–9) | 18 – da Silva | 12 – da Silva | 4 – tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,340) Honolulu, HI |
| March 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–57 | 19–13 (11–9) | 23 – McKoy | 8 – McKoy | 3 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center (6,176) Honolulu, HI |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Cal State Northridge Quarterfinals | W 75–68 | 20–13 | 16 – McKoy | 9 – da Silva | 7 – McClanahan | Dollar Loan Center (831) Henderson, NV |
| March 15, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (2) UC Davis Semifinals | L 65–68 | 20–14 | 14 – da Silva | 6 – McKoy | 3 – Munoz | Dollar Loan Center (1,919) Henderson, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian. |||||||||
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