2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents 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, play their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center located in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference.

2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Outrigger Rainbow Classic champions
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–3 (0–1 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)

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC San Diego	2	–	0		1.000			9	–	2		.818
UC Riverside	2	–	0		1.000			7	–	4		.636
UC Davis	2	–	0		1.000			6	–	4		.600
Long Beach State	2	–	0		1.000			4	–	8		.333
UC Irvine	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	1		.900
Cal State Northridge	1	–	1		.500			7	–	3		.700
Hawai'i	0	–	1		.000			6	–	3		.667
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	2		.000			7	–	3		.700
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	2		.000			5	–	6		.455
Cal Poly	0	–	2		.000			5	–	7		.417
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	2		.000			4	–	8		.333
† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of December 15, 2024

Previous season

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

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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		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 p.m.		vs. Chaminade	W 85–80	–	20 – Jacobs	17 – Christensen	4 – Hunkin-Claytor	Ka'ulaheanuiokamoku Gym (301) Pukalani, HI
Regular season
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Life Pacific Outrigger Rainbow Classic	W 96–61	1–0	20 – Jacobs	9 – Nemeikša	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (4,221) Honolulu, HI
November 10, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		San Jose State Outrigger Rainbow Classic	W 80–69	2–0	20 – Christensen	8 – Christensen	4 – Greene	Stan Sheriff Center (4,580) Honolulu, HI
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Pacific Outrigger Rainbow Classic	W 76–66	3–0	18 – Tied	10 – Nemeikša	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (4,313) Honolulu, HI
November 17, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Weber State	W 73–68 OT	4–0	25 – Christensen	8 – Nemeikša	4 – Beattie	Stan Sheriff Center (4,433) Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2		No. 10 North Carolina	L 69–87	4–1	16 – Nemeikša	10 – Tied	4 – Greene	Stan Sheriff Center (8,948) Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Hawaii Pacific	W 67–63	5–1	24 – Williams	10 – Christensen	3 – Beattie	Stan Sheriff Center (4,089) Honolulu, HI
December 3, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 72–78	5–2	24 – Nemeikša	8 – Rouhliadeff	4 – Rapp	Global Credit Union Arena (7,004) Phoenix, AZ
December 7, 2024 11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet		at Long Beach State	L 68–76	5–3 (0–1)	17 – Greene	10 – Christensen	4 – Hunkin-Claytor	Walter Pyramid (1,446) Long Beach, CA
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 71–62	6–3	19 – Rapp	6 – Tied	3 – Rapp	Stan Sheriff Center (4,614) Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., 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 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Santa Barbara						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal Poly						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside						SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
January 11, 2025 11:00 a.m., Spectrum SportsNet		at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Northridge						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Bakersfield						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center  Davis, CA
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC San Diego						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Fullerton						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2025 5:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet		at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
February 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN Wildcard		at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports/ESPN Wildcard		Long Beach State						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Irvine						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena  La Jolla, CA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Riverside						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Davis						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center  Bakersfield, CA
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN Wildcard		at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena  Northridge, CA
Big West tournament
March 12–15, 2025  ESPN+ and ESPN2		vs.						Lee's Family Forum  Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.

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