2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Eran Ganot (10th season);
Associate head coach	Brad Davidson
Assistant coaches	Rob Jones; Gibson Johnson; Cullen Neal;
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center; (Capacity: 10,300)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Hawai'i	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UC San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of November 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team will represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by tenth-year head coach Eran Ganot, will play their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center located in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2023–24 season 20–14, 11–9 in Big West play to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated Cal State Northridge^[2], before falling to UC Davis in the semifinals of the Big West tournament.^[3] Despite a second consecutive 20-win season, the team decided to not pursue a postseason bid.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kody Williams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	South Kent School	Minnetonka, Minnesota
G	2	Tom Beattie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Rosmini College	Auckland, New Zealand
G	4	Marcus Greene	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Houston Christian	Gilroy, California
F	5	Gytis Nemeikša	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Xavier	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	6	Osahon Obasohan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Espoirs Le Mans	Antwerp, Belgium
G	8	AJ Economou	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Southern California Academy	Santa Monica, California
G	10	Logan Robeson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Campolindo High School	Moraga, California
G	11	Jacopo Van der Knaap	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Tobarra CB	Verona, Italy
F	13	Roy Igwe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	St. Mary's International School	Tokyo, Japan
F	14	Harry Rouhliadeff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Villanova College	Brisbane, Australia
F/C	20	Jerome Palm	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Valparaiso	Almere, Netherlands
G	22	Ryan Rapp	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Washington State	Melbourne, Australia
G	30	Aaron Hunkin-Claytor	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Salesian College Prep	Wahiawa, Hawaii
C	32	Tanner Christensen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	GS	Utah Tech	Spokane Valley, Washington
F	34	Akira Jacobs	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	NBA Global Academy	Yokohama, Japan

Head coach

Eran Ganot (Swarthmore)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Davidson (Sydney)
Rob Jones (Saint Mary's)
Gibson Johnson (Hawaiʻi)
Cullen Neal (Saint Mary's)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Hawaii–Hilo	W 64–61	–	14 – Nemeikša	11 – Christensen	4 – Beattie	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,987) Hilo, HI
November 2, 2024* 5:00 pm	vs. Chaminade						Kamehameha Schools Pukalani, HI
Regular season
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Life Pacific Outrigger Rainbow Classic						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	San Jose State Outrigger Rainbow Classic						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Pacific Outrigger Rainbow Classic						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 17, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Weber State						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	North Carolina						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Hawaii Pacific						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 3, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Grand Canyon						Global Credit Union Arena Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, SPECTSN	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	Charlotte Diamond Head Classic First round						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024* ESPN2 or ESPNU	Nebraska/Murray State Diamond Head Classic						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024* ESPN2 or ESPNU	Diamond Head Classic						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	UC Santa Barbara						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Cal Poly						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Cal State Northridge						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Cal State Bakersfield						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 25, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	UC San Diego						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Cal State Fullerton						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	Long Beach State						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	UC Irvine						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	UC Riverside						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SPECTSN	UC Davis						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
March 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "Hawaii downs CSUN, heads to Big West semis". KHON2. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "Hawaii men's basketball rally against UC Davis falls short in Big West semifinals". Spectrum News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "No tournament for Hawaii men's basketball team— season over". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ "Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[2] "Hawaii downs CSUN, heads to Big West semis". KHON2. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[3] "Hawaii men's basketball rally against UC Davis falls short in Big West semifinals". Spectrum News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[4] "No tournament for Hawaii men's basketball team— season over". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[5] "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[6] "Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

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