The 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by sixth-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 9th season in that league.
Previous season
The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2019–20 season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish fourth place. However, they were unable to play a single game in the Big West Conference tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Departures NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownReason for departureDrew Buggs1G6' 3"195 JuniorLong Beach, CaliforniaTransferred to MissouriEddie Stansberry3G6' 3"190SeniorSan Francisco, CaliforniaGraduatedJessiya Villa4G5' 11"175FreshmanLaie, HawaiiTransferred to ChaminadeGarrett Cason12F6' 6"200FreshmanFairfield, CaliforniaDeparted programZigmars Raimo14F6' 9"225SeniorMadona, LatviaGraduatedOwen Hulland15C7' 0"230SophomoreAdelaide, AustraliaDeparted programAhmed Ali23G5' 11"170SeniorToronto, OntarioTransferred to PortlandDawson Carper44C7' 0"250SophomoreColorado Springs, ColoradoTransferred to Missouri State
Incoming transfers Name Position Height Year Hometown Notes Manel AyolF6' 7"Junior Melbourne, Australia Junior college transfer from Western Wyoming College Noel ColemanG6' 1"Sophomore Leopoldsburg, Belgium Transferred from San Diego Casdon JardineF6' 7"Senior Twin Falls, Idaho Transferred from Utah Valley James Jean-MarieF/C6' 8"Senior Montreal, Canada Transferred from San Diego JoVon McClanahanG5' 11"Sophomore Vallejo, California Junior college transfer from Sheridan College
2020 Commitments
Preseason Media poll The preseason poll was released on November 12, 2020. Hawaii was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference standings. 1 UC Irvine 270 (18) 2 UC Santa Barbara 254 (9) 3 UC Davis 182 (1) 4 Hawaii 165 5 UC Riverside 160 6 Long Beach State 141 7 CSU Bakersfield 117 8 CSU Northridge 102 9 Cal State Fullerton 95 10 Cal Poly 54
Preseason Big West Men's Basketball All-Conference Team The Rainbow Warriors did not have anyone named to the preseason All-Conference Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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