The 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH) in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by 12th-year head coach Charlie Wade, played home games at Stan Sheriff Center on the UH campus in the Honolulu neighborhood of Mānoa. The Rainbow Warriors, members of the Big West Conference, were picked by Big West coaches to win the conference in its preseason poll. After a late start was announced, Hawaii went undefeated in conference play. The Rainbow Warriors suffered their first and only setback in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament, forcing them to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Despite the setback, Hawai'i received the #1 seed in the national tournament and went on to win the National Championship with straight set wins over UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals and BYU in the national championship. The national championship is Hawai'i's first men's volleyball national championship after they had to vacate the 2002 national championship.
Roster Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 Logan Sharp - Freshman 4 Brett Sheward - Freshman 5 'Eleu Choy - Freshman 6 Gage Worsley - Junior 9 Devon Johnson - Freshman
Middle blockers 7 Cole Hogland - Freshman 13 Max Rosenfeld - Sophomore 14 Alaka'i Todd - Freshman 15 Patrick Gasman - Senior 21 Guilherme Voss - Freshman Outside hitters 1 Chaz Galloway - Freshman 8 Makua Marumoto - Freshman 9 Devon Johnson - Freshman 16 Filip Humler - Sophomore 23 Spyros Chakas - Freshman 24 Colton Cowell - Senior 25 Kana'i Akana - Sophomore Opposite hitters 11 Dimitrios Mouchlias - Freshman 14 Alka'i Todd - Freshman 15 Patrick Gasman - Senior 19 Rado Parapunov - Senior
Setters 2 Jack Walmer - Freshman 4 Brett Sheward - Freshman 10 Jakob Thelle - Sophomore 12 Austin Buchanan - Freshman 20 Jackson Van Eekeren - Junior
Schedule TV/Internet Streaming information: All home games were televised on Spectrum Sports. All road games were also streamed on ESPN3 or Big West TV. The NCAA Tournament was streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship was televised nationally on ESPNU.
DateTimeOpponent Rank(Tournament Seed)ArenaCity(Tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(Big West Record)2/212 p.m.@ #8 UC Irvine* #2Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN3W 3–1(22–25, 25–16, 25–13, 25–17)11–0(1–0)2/225 p.m.@ #8 UC Irvine*#2Bren Events CenterIrvine, CAESPN3W 3–0(25–14, 25–13, 28–26)12–0(2–0)2/245 p.m.@ #9 UC San Diego*#2RIMACSan Diego, CAESPN3W 3–0(25–20, 25–23, 25–18)753–0(3–0)2/257 p.m.@ #9 UC San Diego*#2RIMACSan Diego, CAESPN3W 3–0(25–20, 25–19, 25–23)754–0(4–0)3/112 p.m.@ #3 UC Santa Barbara*#1Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CABig West TVW 3–1(16–25, 25–20, 25–20, 25–20)15–0(5–0)3/122 p.m.@ #3 UC Santa Barbara*#1Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CABig West TVW 3–0(25–18, 25–21, 25–20)16–0(6–0)3/132 p.m.@ #3 UC Santa Barbara#1Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CABig West TVW 3–0(25–22, 25–19, 26–24)17–03/267 p.m.#12 UC San Diego#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–1(25–21, 23–25, 25–21, 25–15)08–03/277 p.m.#12 UC San Diego#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–15, 25–19, 25–21)09–04/27 p.m.#7 Long Beach State*#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–1(23–25, 25–14, 25–13, 26–24)010–0(7–0)4/37 p.m.#7 Long Beach State*#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–2(24–26, 32–30, 25–17, 20–25, 15–8)011–0(8–0)4/91 p.m.@ CSUN*#1MatadomeNorthridge, CABig West TVW 3–1(25–17, 25–20, 23–25, 25–19)012–0(9–0)4/101 p.m.@ CSUN*#1MatadomeNorthridge, CABig West TVW 3–0(25–20, 25–20, 25–21)013–0(10–0)4/167 p.m.UC Irvine#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–2(25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 24–26, 15–13)014–04/177 p.m.UC Irvine#1Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HISPECW 3–0(25–17, 25–18, 25–13)015–04/237 p.m.#14 (4) UC San Diego #1 (1)Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HI(Big West Semifinal)SPECL 2–3(25–22, 23–25, 25–16, 23–25, 16–18)015–15/611 a.m.#3 UC Santa Barbara #1 (1)Covelli CenterColumbus, OH(NCAA Semifinal)NCAA.comW 3–0(25–21, 25–18, 25–23)22316–15/82 p.m.#2 (2) BYU#1 (1)Covelli CenterColumbus, OH(NCAA Championship)ESPNUW 3–0(25–21, 25–19, 25–16)34517–1 *-Indicates conference match. Times listed are Hawaii Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande UC San Diego: Miles Himmel & Ricci Luyties UC San Diego: Miles Himmel & Ricci Luyties UC Santa Barbara: No commentary UC Santa Barbara: No commentary UC Santa Barbara: No commentary UC San Diego: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand UC San Diego: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand Long Beach State: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand Long Beach State: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand CSUN: Darren Preston CSUN: Darren Preston UC Irvine: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand UC Irvine: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand UC San Diego: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand UC Santa Barbara: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett BYU: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
Rankings
^The Media did not release a Pre-season, Week 13, or Week 14 poll.
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