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The 2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by eleventh-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the regular season 22–8, 14–6 in Big West play to finish in second place.

ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–9 (14–6 Big West)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachBrad Davidson
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2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Big West tournament champions
Outrigger Rainbow Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–9 (14–6 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrad Davidson
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Jones
  • Gibson Johnson
  • Clay Wilson
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine15–5 .75023–12  .657
Hawai'i †14–6 .70024–9  .727
Cal State Fullerton12–8 .60018–16  .529
Cal State Northridge12–8 .60020–14  .588
UC San Diego12–8 .60023–11  .676
UC Davis11–9 .55019–14  .576
UC Santa Barbara11–9 .55018–14  .563
Cal Poly10–10 .50014–19  .424
Long Beach State6–14 .30010–22  .313
UC Riverside5–15 .25010–22  .313
Cal State Bakersfield2–18 .1008–24  .250
† 2026 Big West tournament winner
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The season marked the last as members of the Big West, as the school will join the Mountain West Conference on July 1, 2026.[1]

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2024–25 season 15–16, 7–13 in Big West play, to finish in ninth place.[2] They failed to make the Big West tournament as only the top eight teams qualify.[3]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Hawaiʻi was picked to finish third in the conference.[4]

Preseason rankings

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Big West Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1UC Irvine98 (8)
2UC Santa Barbara93 (3)
3Hawaiʻi76
4UC San Diego69
5Cal State Northridge63
6UC Davis58
7Cal Poly54
8Long Beach State31
9UC Riverside26
10Cal State Bakersfield20
11Cal State Fullerton17
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[4]

Preseason All-Big West Team

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Preseason All-Big West Team
Player Year Position
Gytis Nemeikša Senior Forward
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Source:[4]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Hunter Erickson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSUtah Provo, Utah
G 1 Tanner Cuff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSEvansville American Fork, Utah
G 2 Hunter Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrRosemary Anderson Prep Tacoma, Washington
G 4 Dre Bullock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSSouth Dakota Franklinton, North Carolina
F 5 Gytis Nemeikša 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrXavier Kaunas, Lithuania
F 6 Isaac Finlinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSnow College St. George, Utah
G 7 Isaiah Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrChico State Palo Alto, California
G 8 AJ Economou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoSouthern California Academy Santa Monica, California
F 9 Jalen Myers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSNorfolk State Huntsville, Alabama
F 10 Yacine Toumi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSSeton Hall Meudon, France
F 14 Harry Rouhliadeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrVillanova College Brisbane, Australia
C 20 Isaac Johnson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrUtah State American Fork, Utah
G 30 Aaron Hunkin-Claytor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSalesian College Prep Wahiawā, Hawaii
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 Pomona–Pitzer W 101–51  –
  18 – Tied  8 – Cuff  7 – Cuff  Stan Sheriff Center (1,420)
Honolulu, HI
October 26, 2025*
5:00 p.m.		 Chaminade W 93–87  –
  23 – Bullock  12 – Nemeikša  6 – Cuff  Stan Sheriff Center (2,025)
Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
5:30 p.m., BTN		 at Oregon L 59–60  0–1
  13 – Johnson  8 – Johnson  3 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,627)
Eugene, OR
November 9, 2025*
8:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 East Texas A&M W 100–74  1–1
  15 – Tied  11 – Johnson  4 – Bullock  Stan Sheriff Center (3,947)
Honolulu, HI
November 12, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Mississippi Valley State
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic		 W 88–56  2–1
  22 – Rouhliadeff  6 – Tied  11 – Hunkin-Claytor  Stan Sheriff Center (4,091)
Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Manhattan
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic		 W 86–56  3–1
  25 – Johnson  11 – Johnson  4 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,296)
Honolulu, HI
November 15, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Utah Tech
OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic		 W 68–62  4–1
  23 – Bullock  11 – Johnson  2 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (5,211)
Honolulu, HI
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Arizona State L 76–83  4–2
  23 – Johnson  9 – Bullock  3 – Hunkin-Claytor  Stan Sheriff Center (4,782)
Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Hawaii Pacific W 88–76  5–2
  16 – Johnson  8 – Tied  5 – Hunkin-Claytor  Stan Sheriff Center (4,235)
Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 North Dakota W 92–55  6–2
  15 – Tied  6 – Tied  5 – Erickson  Stan Sheriff Center (4,088)
Honolulu, HI
December 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Davis W 75–69  7–2
(1–0)		  15 – Bullock  7 – Johnson  3 – Bullock  Stan Sheriff Center (4,219)
Honolulu, HI
December 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Cal State Fullerton W 69–59  8–2
(2–0)		  12 – Tied  10 – Nemeikša  4 – Erickson  Stan Sheriff Center (4,374)
Honolulu, HI
December 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Hawaiʻi–Hilo W 98–46  9–2
  16 – Rouhliadeff  9 – Rouhliadeff  5 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (3,851)
Honolulu, HI
December 13, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UTEP W 66–61  10–2
  22 – Rouhliadeff  7 – Rouhliadeff  4 – Hunkin-Claytor  Stan Sheriff Center (4,694)
Honolulu, HI
January 1, 2026
3:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet		 at UC Riverside W 88–45  11–2
(3–0)		  18 – Johnson  9 – Nemeikša  6 – Hunkin-Claytor  SRC Arena (327)
Riverside, CA
January 3, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC San Diego L 73–83  11–3
(3–1)		  16 – Rouhliadeff  6 – Nemeikša  6 – Erickson  LionTree Arena (1,808)
La Jolla, CA
January 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Irvine W 67–66  12–3
(4–1)		  15 – Johnson  5 – Johnson  6 – Hunkin-Claytor  Stan Sheriff Center (6,127)
Honolulu, HI
January 15, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal Poly W 86–66  13–3
(5–1)		  21 – Nemeikša  11 – Nemeikša  5 – Hunkin-Claytor  Mott Athletics Center (2,612)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 17, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara L 62–77  13–4
(5–2)		  13 – Kerr  6 – Bullock  3 – Erickson  The Thunderdome (2,589)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 22, 2026
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Cal State Bakersfield W 98–71  14–4
(6–2)		  17 – Bullock  12 – Bullock  3 – Bullock  Stan Sheriff Center (4,555)
Honolulu, HI
January 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Cal State Northridge W 89–68  15–4
(7–2)		  18 – Johnson  7 – Tied  8 – Erickson  Stan Sheriff Center (6,025)
Honolulu, HI
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at UC Irvine L 76–87  15–5
(7–3)		  17 – Johnson  11 – Finlinson  8 – Erickson  Bren Events Center (2,873)
Irvine, CA
January 31, 2026
11:00 am, Spectrum SportsNet		 at Long Beach State W 89–82  16–5
(8–3)		  26 – Bullock  9 – Bullock  8 – Erickson  Walter Pyramid (1,368)
Long Beach, CA
February 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC San Diego W 72–67  17–5
(9–3)		  20 – Johnson  10 – Erickson  6 – Erickson  Stan Sheriff Center (6,171)
Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Bakersfield W 89–74  18–5
(10–3)		  19 – Bullock  7 – Johnson  4 – Tied  Icardo Center (226)
Bakersfield, CA
February 14, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Northridge L 60–84  18–6
(10–4)		  13 – Finlinson  7 – Rouhliadeff  4 – Erickson  The Matadome (445)
Northridge, CA
February 19, 2026
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Cal Poly L 75–86  18–7
(10–5)		  22 – Bullock  9 – Bullock  1 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (4,547)
Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPNU		 UC Santa Barbara
AC Carter Night		 W 78–75  19–7
(11–5)		  21 – Bullock  7 – Bullock  1 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (9,246)
Honolulu, HI
February 26, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Davis W 77–73  20–7
(12–5)		  16 – Johnson  6 – Erickson  6 – Erickson  The Pavilion (1,821)
Davis, CA
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Fullerton W 87–85  21–7
(13–5)		  27 – Bullock  8 – Bullock  4 – Tied  Titan Gym (668)
Fullerton, CA
March 5, 2026
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Riverside W 93–74  22–7
(14–5)		  19 – Nemeikša  6 – Bullock  6 – Erickson  Stan Sheriff Center (4,880)
Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Long Beach State L 75–84  22–8
(14–6)		  23 – Erickson  8 – Johnson  2 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (6,512)
Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
March 13, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (2) vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinal		 W 78–63  23–8
  19 – Johnson  10 – Rouhliadeff  5 – Erickson  Lee's Family Forum (2,060)
Henderson, NV
March 14, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (2) vs. (1) UC Irvine
Finals		 W 71–64  24–8
  22 – Johnson  12 – Rouhliadeff  8 – Erickson  Lee's Family Forum (3,488)
Henderson, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026*
10:25 a.m., TBS		 (13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 14 Arkansas
First round		 L 78–97  24–9
  21 – Bullock  8 – Bullock  6 – Erickson  Moda Center (12,104)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.
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