2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors were led by seventh-year head coach Eran Ganot and played their games at the SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center as a member of the Big West Conference.

2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Las Vegas Classic runner-up
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record17–11 (10–5 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachJohn Montgomery
Assistant coaches
Captains
  • Samuta Avea
  • Jerome Desrosiers
  • Kamaka Hepa
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Long Beach State12–3 .80020–13  .606
Cal State Fullerton †11–4 .73321–11  .656
Hawai'i10–5 .66717–11  .607
UC Irvine9–5 .64315–10  .600
UC Santa Barbara8–5 .61517–11  .607
UC Riverside9–6 .60016–12  .571
UC Davis5–6 .45513–11  .542
UC San Diego*7–11 .38913–16  .448
Cal State Northridge3–13 .1887–23  .233
Cal State Bakersfield2–12 .1438–19  .296
Cal Poly2–12 .1437–21  .250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2022 Big West tournament winner

Previous season
See also: 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 11–10 (9–9 Big West), finishing the season sixth in the conference standings. They participated in the 2021 Big West Conference tournament as the sixth seed, losing to third seed UC Riverside by a score of 62–52.[1]

Departures

Players
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Jean-Marie 1 F/C 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Senior Montreal, Quebec Transferred to Portland State
Justin Webster 2 G 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sophomore Dallas, Texas Transferred to UNLV
Biwali Bayles 14 G 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Freshman Redfern, New South Wales Turned professional[2]
Casdon Jardine 22 F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Senior Twin Falls, Idaho Graduated
Manel Ayol 23 F 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Junior Melbourne, Australia Departed program[3]
Justin Hemsley 42 G/F 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 pounds (88 kg)
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior		 Rancho Cucamonga, California Departed program[4]
Kameron Ng 50 G 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Sophomore Kaneohe, Hawaii Transferred to Hawaii–Hilo[5]

Staff changes
Name Position Replacing Reason for leaving
John Montgomery Associate head coach Position established
Brad Davidson Assistant coach Chris Gerlufsen Named associate head coach at San Francisco[6]
Michael Thomas Assistant coach Jabari Trotter Named assistant coach at Dartmouth[7]
Dominic Drury Director of basketball operations Jesse Nakanishi Undisclosed reasons[8]
Gibson Johnson Director of player development Position established

Roster
2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Junior Madut 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrWyndham HS
Eastern Florida State		 Sydney, Australia
G 1 Amoro Lado 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoVallivue HS
College of Southern Idaho		 Nampa, Idaho
G 3 JoVon McClanahan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSalesian College Prep
Sheridan College (WY)		 Vallejo, California
G 4 Noel Coleman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy
San Diego		 Leopoldsburg, Belgium
F 5 Bernardo da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoWasatch Academy Rio das Ostras, Brazil
G 10 Beon Riley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrCathedral Catholic HS Chula Vista, California
G 12 Jaka Prevodnik 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSt. James (MD) Kranj, Slovenia
F 20 Zoar Nedd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoKapolei HS Kapolei, Hawaii
F 22 Jerome Desrosiers (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrNorthfield Mount Hermon School
Princeton		 Saint-Hyacinthe,Quebec,Canada
F 24 Brock Heffner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrGrafton HS (WI) Grafton, Wisconsin
G/F 32 Samuta Avea Injured (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrKahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii
F 44 Kamaka Hepa (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrJefferson HS (OR)
Texas		 Utqiagvik, Alaska
G 55 Juan Munoz Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrPanther Creek HS (NC)
Longwood		 Morrisville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Support staff
  • Dominic Drury (Saint Mary's)
    Director of Basketball Operations
  • Gibson Johnson (Hawaiʻi)
    Director of player development
  • Jason Dunne (Hartford)
    Graduate Manager
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m.		 Chaminade W 72–60 
 19 – Colina  12 – Colina  5 – Riley  Stan Sheriff Center (500)
Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Hawaii–Hilo
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic		 W 97–67  1–0
  17 – Madut  10 – Da Silva  4 – Lado  Stan Sheriff Center (2,180)
Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Northern Colorado
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic		 L 81–78  1–1
  15 – Desrosiers  11 – Desrosiers  3 – Coleman  Stan Sheriff Center (2,110)
Honolulu, HI
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Pacific
Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic		 W 73–61  2–1
  21 – Coleman  9 – da Silva  3 – Coleman  Stan Sheriff Center (2,276)
Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2021*
11:00 a.m.		 vs. UIC
Las Vegas Classic		 W 88–80  3–1
  23 – Colina  7 – Colina  4 – Hepa  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021*
1:00 p.m.		 vs. South Alabama
Las Vegas Classic Championship Game		 L 72–69  3–2
  18 – Madut  10 – Colina  7 – McClanahan  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2021*
4:00 p.m.		 at Santa Clara L 70–58  3–3
  13 – Colina  10 – Colina  9 – McClanahan  Leavey Center (1,093)
Santa Clara, CA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Hawaii Pacific W 88–52  4–3
  23 – Coleman  7 – Hepa  8 – McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center (2,269)
Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. Vanderbilt
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals		 L 54–68  4–4
  31 – Coleman  7 – Desrosiers  3 – Hepa  Stan Sheriff Center (4,463)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2021*
 ESPN2		 vs. South Florida
Diamond Head Classic Consolation round		 L 69–76  4–5
  22 – Coleman  4 – 2 Tied  3 – 2 Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (3,880)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2021*
 ESPNU		 vs. Northern Iowa
Diamond Head Classic 7th place Game		 Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Davis Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Riverside Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 6, 2022
 5:00 p.m.		 at Cal State Fullerton Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Long Beach State W 72–67  5–5
(1–0)		  22 – Coleman  11 – Desrosiers  3 – 2 Tied  Walter Pyramid (762)
Long Beach, CA
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Irvine W 72–56  6–5
(2–0)		  16 – 2 Tied  12 – Da Silva  6 – McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center (3,245)
Honolulu, HI
January 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC San Diego W 79–56  7–5
  18 – Desrosiers  13 – Desrosiers  6 – McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center (3,376)
Honolulu, HI
January 20, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Bakersfield W 63–59  8–5
(3–0)		  17 – Madut  6 – Desrosiers  2 – 4 Tied  Icardo Center (788)
Bakersfield, CA
January 22, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal Poly W 69–56  9–5
(4–0)		  14 – Da Silva  8 – Da Silva  3 – Madut  Mott Athletics Center (1,371)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Cal State Northridge W 72–65  10–5
(5–0)		  19 – Da Silva  9 – Da Silva  4 – Da Silva  Stan Sheriff Center (3,419)
Honolulu, HI
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Santa Barbara W 65–62  11–5
(6–0)		  16 – Madut  9 – Madut  4 – McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center (3,735)
Honolulu, HI
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at UC Riverside L 59–64  11–6
(6–1)		  12 – Hepa  7 – Hepa  4 – McClanahan  SRC Arena (1,117)
Riverside, CA
February 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Davis L 65–68  11–7
(6–2)		  16 – Hepa  9 – Hepa  3 – Madut  The Pavilion (1,102)
Davis, CA
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Long Beach State L 66–73  11–8
(6–3)		  22 – Coleman  7 – Hepa  5 – Hepa  Stan Sheriff Center (3,767)
Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Cal State Fullerton W 72–55  12–8
(7–3)		  24 – Coleman  10 – Madut  5 – Madut  Stan Sheriff Center (4,619)
Honolulu, HI
February 17, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC San Diego W 65–53  13–8
  16 – Madut  10 – Coleman  4 – Coleman  RIMAC Arena (831)
La Jolla, CA
February 19, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPN+		 at UC Irvine L 52–77  13–9
(7–4)		  12 – Colina  5 – Desrosiers  3 – McClanahan  Bren Events Center (1,529)
Irvine, CA
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal Poly W 63–54  14–9
(8–4)		  14 – Desrosiers  6 – Riley  5 – McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center (3,699)
Honolulu, HI
February 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Bakersfield W 62–50  15–9
(9–4)		  14 – Da Silva  6 – Da Silva  6 – McClanahan  Stan Sheriff Center (4,660)
Honolulu, HI
March 3, 2022
5:00 p.m, ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara L 60–67  15–10
(9–5)		  19 – Hepa  7 – Hepa  6 – McClanahan  Thunderdome (2,764)
Santa Barbara, CA
March 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Northridge W 84–62  16–10
(10–5)		  18 – Madut  7 – Hepa  5 – McClanahan  Matadome (615)
Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 10, 2022
8:30 p.m., ESPN+		 (3) vs. (6) UC Riverside
Quarterfinals		 W 68–67  17–10
  17 – Madut  12 – Desrosiers  4 – Desrosiers  Dollar Loan Center (N/A)
Henderson, NV
March 11, 2022
8:30 p.m., ESPNU		 (3) vs. (2) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinals		 L 46–58  17–11
  12 – Colina  10 – Madut  2 – McClanahan  Dollar Loan Center (N/A)
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.
Source: [9]

References
  1. "UC Riverside beats Hawaii 62-52 in Big West tournament". USA Today. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. "Biwali Bayles leaving 'Bows Basketball program to play professionally in Australia". KHON2. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "Manel Ayol's brief stay in Hawaii ends early". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. "UH men's basketball player Justin Hemsley enters transfer portal". KHON2. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  5. "Former UH basketball player Kameron Ng says he's a Vulcan". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. "Chris Gerlufsen departs Hawaii men's basketball program for San Francisco". KHON2. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. "'Bows basketball assistant Jabari Trotter leaving for Dartmouth in return to his alma mater". KHON2. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. "University of Hawaii basketball director of operations Jesse Nakanishi leaving program". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  9. "2021-2022 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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