2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Outrigger Rainbow Classic champions
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	10–2 (2–0 Big West)
Head coach	Eran Ganot (11th season);
Associate head coach	Brad Davidson
Assistant coaches	Rob Jones; Gibson Johnson; Clay Wilson;
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center; (Capacity: 10,300)

2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
UC Irvine	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	4	.636
UC San Diego	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
Cal State Northridge	1	–	1	.500	6	–	5	.545
UC Riverside	1	–	1	.500	6	–	6	.500
Cal Poly	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
UC Davis	0	–	1	.000	5	–	5	.500
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	2	.000	5	–	7	.417
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	2	.000	5	–	8	.385
Long Beach State	0	–	2	.000	3	–	9	.250

† 2026 Big West tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2024–25 season 15–16, 7–13 in Big West play, to finish in ninth place.^[1] They failed to make the Big West tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West Conference released their preseason coaches poll. Hawai'i was picked to finish third in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	UC Irvine	98 (8)
2	UC Santa Barbara	93 (3)
3	Hawai'i	76
4	UC San Diego	69
5	Cal State Northridge	63
6	UC Davis	58
7	Cal Poly	54
8	Long Beach State	31
9	UC Riverside	26
10	Cal State Bakersfield	20
11	Cal State Fullerton	17
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-Big West Team

Preseason All-Big West Team
Player	Year	Position
Gytis Nemeikša	Senior	Forward

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Hunter Erickson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Utah	Provo, Utah
G	1	Tanner Cuff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Evansville	American Fork, Utah
G	2	Hunter Carter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Rosemary Anderson Prep	Tacoma, Washington
G	4	Dre Bullock	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	South Dakota	Franklinton, North Carolina
F	5	Gytis Nemeikša	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Xavier	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	6	Isaac Finlinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Snow College	St. George, Utah
G	7	Isaiah Kerr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Chico State	Palo Alto, California
G	8	AJ Economou	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Southern California Academy	Santa Monica, California
F	9	Jalen Myers	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Norfolk State	Huntsville, Alabama
F	10	Yacine Toumi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Seton Hall	Meudon, France
F	14	Harry Rouhliadeff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Villanova College	Brisbane, Australia
C	20	Isaac Johnson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Utah State	American Fork, Utah
G	30	Aaron Hunkin-Claytor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Salesian College Prep	Wahiawā, Hawaii

Head coach

Eran Ganot (Swarthmore)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Davidson (Sydney)
Rob Jones (Saint Mary's)
Gibson Johnson (Hawaiʻi)
Clay Wilson (Princeton)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025* 7:00 pm	Pomona–Pitzer	W 101–51	–	18 – Tied	8 – Cuff	7 – Cuff	Stan Sheriff Center (1,420) Honolulu, HI
October 26, 2025* 5:00 pm	Chaminade	W 93–87	–	23 – Bullock	12 – Nemeikša	6 – Cuff	Stan Sheriff Center (2,025) Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 5:30 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+	Hawai'i–Hilo	W 98–46	9–2	16 – Rouhliadeff	9 – Rouhliadeff	5 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (3,851) Honolulu, HI
December 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, 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 pm, Spectrum SportsNet	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 3, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
January 10, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	UC Irvine						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 15, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 17, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	Cal State Bakersfield						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	Cal State Northridge						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 29, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 31, 2026 11:00 am, Spectrum SportsNet	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	UC San Diego						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
February 14, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	Cal Poly						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	UC Santa Barbara						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 26, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 28, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
March 5, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	UC Riverside						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2026 7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports	Long Beach State						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Big West tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 men's basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "2025-2026 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
^ "Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[2] "Big West tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 men's basketball championships". The Sporting News. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[poll-3] "UC Irvine Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". The Big West. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[4] "2025-2026 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

[5] "Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 28, 2025.

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