# 2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2014–15 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by interim head coach Benjy Taylor, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center as members of the Big West Conference. On October 28, 2014, Gib Arnold was removed as coach at Hawaii following an NCAA investigation. Assistant Benjy Taylor was named interim head coach. Despite a 22 win season and being the runner up in their conference tournament, the Warriors didn't play in a postseason tournament. Taylor was not retained after the season.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Hawaiʻi Pacific | W 62–55 | | Stan Sheriff Center (5,154) Honolulu |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic | W 85–57 | 1–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,875) Honolulu |
| 11/15/2014* 7:30 pm | Cal State Bakersfield Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic | W 72–65 | 2–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,070) Honolulu |
| 11/18/2014* 12:00 am, ESPN2 | High Point Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic/ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | L 54–62 | 2–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,805) Honolulu |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | UH Hilo Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round | W 89–71 | 3–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,599) Honolulu |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | vs. Pittsburgh | W 74–70 | 4–1 | Hawaii War Memorial Gym (1,203) Wailuku, Hawaii |
| 11/24/2014* 3:30 pm | vs. San Francisco Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 73–88 | 4–2 | Germain Arena (2,118) Estero, Florida |
| 11/25/2014* 9:30 am | vs. Marist Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round | W 62–55 | 5–2 | Germain Arena (240) Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2014* 9:30 am | vs. East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game | W 75–73 | 6–2 | Germain Arena (271) Estero, FL |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | Delaware State | W 75–60 | 7–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,745) Honolulu |
| 12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, BYUtv | vs. BYU | L 70–90 | 7–3 | EnergySolutions Arena (13,623) Salt Lake City |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | vs. Chaminade | W 94–63 | 8–3 | Blaisdell Center (927) Honolulu |
| 12/22/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Nebraska Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 66–58 | 9–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,448) Honolulu |
| 12/23/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 11 Wichita State Diamond Head Classic semifinals | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu |
| 12/25/2014* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | Colorado Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game | W 69–66 | 10–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | Southern | W 71–57 | 11–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,945) Honolulu |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | W 76–68 | 12–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,144) Honolulu |
| Conference games ||||||
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | L 57–61 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (0–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,219) Honolulu |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | Cal State Northridge | W 83–68 | 13–5 (1–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,805) Honolulu |
| 01/17/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at UC Riverside | L 62–66 | 13–6 (1–2) | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,167) Riverside, California |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | UC Davis | W 84–76 | 14–6 (2–2) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,739) Honolulu |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | UC Irvine | L 72–78 | 14–7 (2–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (8,761) Honolulu |
| 01/29/2015 5:00 pm | at Cal State Northridge | W 84–73 | 15–7 (3–3) | Matadome (1,127) Northridge, CA |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Long Beach State | L 50–65 | 15–8 (3–4) | Walter Pyramid (3,351) Long Beach, California |
| 02/05/2015 5:00 pm | at Cal Poly | W 59–56 | 16–8 (4–4) | Mott Gym (2,876) San Luis Obispo, California |
| 02/07/2015 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at UC Santa Barbara | L 74–75 | 16–9 (4–5) | The Thunderdome (4,383) Santa Barbara, California |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 73–52 | 17–9 (5–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (5,715) Honolulu |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 81–61 | 18–9 (6–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,475) Honolulu |
| 02/19/2015 5:30 pm | at UC Irvine | L 60–75 | 18–10 (6–6) | Bren Events Center (1,810) Irvine, California |
| 02/21/2015 5:00 pm | at UC Davis | L 67–74 | 18–11 (6–7) | The Pavilion (3,657) Davis, California |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | Long Beach State | W 78–59 | 19–11 (7–7) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,448) Honolulu |
| 03/05/2015 7:00 pm, OC Sports | UC Santa Barbara | W 98-90 | 19-12 (7-8) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,660) Honolulu |
| 03/07/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 91-70 | 20-12 (8-8) | Titan Gym (860) Fullerton, California |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 12:30 pm, Prime Ticket | vs. Long Beach State Quarterfinals | W 79-72 | 21-12 | Honda Center (n/a) Anaheim, California |
| 03/13/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UC Davis Semifinals | W 65-58 | 22-12 | Honda Center (n/a) Anaheim, California |
| 03/14/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. UC Irvine Finals | L 58-67 | 22-13 | Honda Center (5,463) Anaheim, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian. ||||||