Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball history
University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI)
Stan Sheriff Center
Big West Conference
Current head coach: Eran Ganot (2015-)
- Assoc. HC: Brad Davidson (2021-)
- Asst: Rob Jones (2022-)
- Asst: Gibson Johnson (2019-22, 2024-)
- Asst: Cullen Neal (2024-)
- DPD: Zerrion Payton (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1972, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2016)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 1-5
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 8 (1971, 1974, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004)
- NIT Overall Record: 10-8
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2011, 2013)
- CIT Overall Record: 1-2
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1949)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 6-10
Conference Titles (WAC, Big West):
- Big West Regular Season Championships: 1 (2016)
- WAC Regular Season Championships: 2 (1997, 2002)
- Big West Tournament Championships: 1 (2016)
- WAC Tournament Championships: 3 (1994, 2001, 2002)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Tom Henderson, 1974)
- Big West Player of the Year: 1 (Stefan Janković, 2016)
- WAC Player of the Year: 1 (Anthony Carter, 1997)
Hawaii head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Eran Ganot | 2015-Pres | 156-102 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chris Gerlufsen (int.) | 2019 | 8-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benjy Taylor (int.) | 2014-15 | 22-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gib Arnold ** | 2010-14 | 36-55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Nash | 2007-10 | 43-56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Riley Wallace | 1987-2007 | 334-265 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Frank Arnold | 1985-87 | 11-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Little | 1976-85 | 103-143 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Pitino (int.) | 1976 | 2-4 | – | 0 | 0 |
Bruce O’Neil | 1973-76 | 42-32 | – | 0 | 0 |
Red Rocha | 1963-73 | 112-136 | – | 1 | 0 |
Al Saake | 1951-54, 57-63 | 92-124 | – | 0 | 0 |
Ah Chew Goo | 1954-57 | 31-46 | – | 0 | 0 |
Art Gallon | 1947-51 | 83-37 | – | 1^ | 0 |
Bert Chan Wa | 1941-42, 46-47 | 12-13 | – | – | – |
Eugene “Luke” Gill | 1930-41 | 88-47 | – | – | – |
Claude Swann | 1929-30 | 3-4 | – | – | – |
Leslie Harrison | 1926-29 | 12-10 | – | – | – |
Charlie Jones | 1923-26 | 12-11 | – | – | – |
Otto “Proc” Klum | 1921-23 | 13-8 | – | – | – |
Edward Williford | 1919-20 | 2-5 | – | – | – |
David Crawford | 1918-19 | 2-5 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Hawaii program was at the NAIA level; Hawaii moved up to Division I prior to the 1970-71 season
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.