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2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball
Hawaii Warriors Logo.svg
Big West Regular Season co–champions
Big West Tournament champions
Rainbow Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference Big West Conference
2015–16 record 28–6 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach Eran Ganot (1st year)
Assistant coach Adam Jacobsen (1st year)
Assistant coach Chris Acker (1st year)
Assistant coach John Montgomery (1st year)
Home arena Stan Sheriff Center
Seasons
← 2014–15
2016–17 →
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Hawaii 13 3   .813     28 5   .848
UC Irvine 13 3   .813     28 10   .737
Long Beach State 12 4   .750     20 15   .571
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688     19 14   .576
UC Davis 6 10   .375     11 19   .367
UC Riverside 5 11   .313     14 19   .424
Cal State Northridge* 5 11   .313     10 20   .333
Cal Poly 4 12   .250     10 20   .333
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188     10 20   .333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
2016 Big West Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by first year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center, and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to tie for the Big West regular season championship. They beat Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, and Long Beach State to become champions of the Big West Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #13 seed, they defeated #4 seeded California in the first round for the school's first ever victory in the NCAA Tournament. They fell to Maryland in the second round.

In December, the NCAA placed a postseason ban on Hawaii for the 2017 season and reduced scholarships through 2018 for improper benefits and actions by the school.

It was also the first time since 1997-98 that there were two sellouts in the same season.

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2014–15 season 22–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost to UC Irvine in the finals of the Big West Tournament.


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