# 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by sixth-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 9th season in that league.

## Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2019–20 season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish fourth place. However, they were unable to play a single game in the Big West Conference tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Drew Buggs | 1 | G | 6' 3" | 195 | ‹ The template below (Redshirt) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › Redshirt Junior | Long Beach, California | Transferred to Missouri |
| Eddie Stansberry | 3 | G | 6' 3" | 190 | Senior | San Francisco, California | Graduated |
| Jessiya Villa | 4 | G | 5' 11" | 175 | Freshman | Laie, Hawaii | Transferred to Chaminade |
| Garrett Cason | 12 | F | 6' 6" | 200 | Freshman | Fairfield, California | Departed program |
| Zigmars Raimo | 14 | F | 6' 9" | 225 | Senior | Madona, Latvia | Graduated |
| Owen Hulland | 15 | C | 7' 0" | 230 | Sophomore | Adelaide, Australia | Departed program |
| Ahmed Ali | 23 | G | 5' 11" | 170 | Senior | Toronto, Ontario | Transferred to Portland |
| Dawson Carper | 44 | C | 7' 0" | 250 | Sophomore | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Transferred to Missouri State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Manel Ayol | F | 6' 7" | Junior | Melbourne, Australia | Junior college transfer from Western Wyoming College |
| Noel Coleman | G | 6' 1" | Sophomore | Leopoldsburg, Belgium | Transferred from San Diego |
| Casdon Jardine | F | 6' 7" | Senior | Twin Falls, Idaho | Transferred from Utah Valley |
| James Jean-Marie | F/C | 6' 8" | Senior | Montreal, Canada | Transferred from San Diego |
| JoVon McClanahan | G | 5' 11" | Sophomore | Vallejo, California | Junior college transfer from Sheridan College |

## 2020 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Biwali Bayles G | Sydney, Australia | Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Beon Riley G | San Diego, California | Cathedral Catholic High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Preseason
### Media poll

The preseason poll was released on November 12, 2020. Hawaiʻi was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference standings.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UC Irvine | 270 (18) |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 254 (9) |
| 3 | UC Davis | 182 (1) |
| 4 | Hawaii | 165 |
| 5 | UC Riverside | 160 |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 141 |
| 7 | CSU Bakersfield | 117 |
| 8 | CSU Northridge | 102 |
| 9 | Cal State Fullerton | 95 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 54 |

### Preseason Big West Men's Basketball All-Conference Team

The Rainbow Warriors did not have anyone named to the preseason All-Conference Team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| December 11, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Hawaii Pacific | W 83–50 | 1–0 | 21 – Jean-Marie | 11 – Jean-Marie | 3 – Coleman | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 19, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Hawaii–Hilo | W 89–66 | 2–0 | 15 – Webster | 10 – Jardine | 5 – Bayles | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| December 27, 2020 | | Cal Poly | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 5 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 5 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 5 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 5 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 5 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 28, 2020 | | Cal Poly | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 6 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 6 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 6 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 6 | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 6 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 8, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv | | at UC Riverside | W 88–83 | 3–0 (1–0) | 24 – Jean-Marie | 7 – Madut | 3 – Madut | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv | | at UC Riverside | L 68–70 | 3–1 (1–1) | 26 – Jardine | 9 – Jardine | 3 – McClanahan | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 55–60 | 3–2 (1–2) | 12 – Madut | 10 – Madut | 3 – Bayles | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 72–83 | 3–3 (1–3) | 23 – Webster | 3 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 22, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 67–83 | 3–4 (1–4) | 20 – Webster | 9 – Bayles | 4 – Tied | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 76–53 | 4–4 (2–4) | 14 – Madut | 11 – Colina | 5 – McClanahan | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA |
| January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Irvine | L 51–53 | 4–5 (2–5) | 14 – Jardine | 6 – Jean-Marie | 5 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Irvine | W 62–61 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 (3–5) | 22 – Madut | 7 – Colina | 3 – Madut | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal Poly | W 84–68 | 6–5 (4–5) | 20 – Webster | 9 – Colina | 3 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal Poly | W 81–64 | 7–5 (5–5) | 20 – Jean-Marie | 8 – Jardine | 7 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Santa Barbara | L 50–59 | 7–6 (5–6) | 10 – Jean-Marie | 6 – Colina | 1 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Santa Barbara | L 74–81 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (5–7) | 25 – Jardine | 6 – Jardine | 5 – Bayles | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| February 19, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | W 75–74 | 8–7 (6–7) | 23 – Madut | 7 – Jean-Marie | 3 – Tied | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | L 80–88 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (6–8) | 22 – Jardine | 3 – Bayles | 6 – Bayles | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Long Beach State | W 78–76 | 9–8 (7–8) | 16 – Webster | 7 – Hemsley | 3 – McClanahan | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| February 27, 2021 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Long Beach State | W 79–76 | 10–8 (8–8) | 20 – Jean-Marie | 12 – Jean-Marie | 4 – Madut | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| March 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv | | at UC Davis | W 73–68 | 11–8 (9–8) | 17 – Webster | 8 – Jean-Marie | 4 – Tied | The Pavilion Davis, CA |
| March 6, 2021 2:00p.m., BigWest.tv | | at UC Davis | L 66–74 | 11–9 (9–9) | 19 – Jean-Marie | 8 – Jean-Marie | 2 – Jean-Marie | The Pavilion Davis, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) UC Riverside Quarterfinals | L 52–62 | 11–10 | 12 – Madut | 8 – Jardine | 3 – Tied | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time. |||||||||