2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team American college basketball season
The 2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Rainbow Warriors, led by head coach Riley Wallace , played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii , as members of the Western Athletic Conference . The Rainbow Warriors shared the WAC regular season championship with Tulsa , and earned the top seed in the WAC tournament . Hawaii won all three games in the WAC tournament by double figures, winning the WAC tournament for the second straight year with a 73–59 victory over Tulsa.[ 1]
As WAC tournament champions, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament , and were given the 10th seed in the West region. The Rainbow Warriors were eliminated in the first round of the tournament, losing to Xavier , 70–58.[ 2]
The Rainbow Warriors finished the season with a record of 27–6, which was a school record for most wins in a single season.[ 3]
Roster
2001–02 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Predrag Savović
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Sr
Herceg Novi, Yugoslavia
F
2
Phil Martin
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
So
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
G
3
Mike McIntyre
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Sr
Long Beach, California
G
10
Lance Takaki
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
—
Jr
Honolulu, Hawaii
F
11
Joshua Stanhiser
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Jr
Loma Linda, California
C
12
Milos Zivanovic
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
Fr
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
F/C
14
Haim Shimonovich
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
So
Rishon LeZion, Israel
G
15
Mark Campbell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Jr
Mount Vernon, Washington
F
21
Mindaugas Burneika
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Sr
Kaunas, Lithuania
G
23
Carl English
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
So
Patrick's Cove, Newfoundland, Canada
G
25
Ryne Holliday
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Jr
Belleville, Illinois
F
40
Paul Jesinskis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Jr
Assagay, South Africa
F
43
Luc-Arthur Vebobe
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Jr
Antibes, France
F
54
Nkeruwem Akpan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Fr
Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 19, 2023
Source[ 4]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 11, 2001 *7:30 pm
EA Sports West All–Stars
W 85–81
—
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 16, 2001 *7:30 pm
Norfolk State Nike Tip-Off Tournament
W 76–52
1–0
Stan Sheriff Center (6,010)Honolulu, HI
November 18, 2001 *7:30 pm
Drake Nike Tip-Off Tournament
W 74–63
2–0
Stan Sheriff Center (5,644)Honolulu, HI
November 23, 2001 *5:00 pm
vs. Mercer Big Island Invitational
W 89–72
3–0
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,075)Hilo, HI
November 24, 2001 *5:00 pm
vs. Colorado State Big Island Invitational
L 59–61
3–1
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (687)Hilo, HI
November 25, 2001 *2:00 pm
vs. Wisconsin Big Island Invitational
W 60–57
4–1
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (312)Hilo, HI
November 27, 2001 *7:00 pm
Northwestern State
W 60–58
5–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,488)Honolulu, HI
December 10, 2001 *7:00 pm
Alcorn State
W 62–48
6–1
Stan Sheriff Center (5,543)Honolulu, HI
December 14, 2001 *7:00 pm
San Diego State
L 58–61
6–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,443)Honolulu, HI
December 19, 2001 *7:30 pm
Portland Rainbow Classic
W 75–68
7–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,296)Honolulu, HI
December 21, 2001 *7:30 pm
Iona Rainbow Classic
W 67–56
8–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,515)Honolulu, HI
December 22, 2001 *7:30 pm
Georgia Rainbow Classic
W 54–44
9–2
Stan Sheriff Center (7,019)Honolulu, HI
December 27, 2001 7:00 pm
Fresno State
W 83–73
10–2 (1–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,175)Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2001 7:00 pm
Nevada
W 58–40
11–2 (2–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,232)Honolulu, HI
January 3, 2002 4:00 pm
at UTEP
W 70–68
12–2 (3–0)
Don Haskins Center (6,582)El Paso, TX
January 5, 2002 4:30 pm
at Boise State
W 64–62
13–2 (4–0)
BSU Pavilion (6,806)Boise, ID
January 10, 2002 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech
W 81–61
14–2 (5–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,910)Honolulu, HI
January 12, 2002 7:00 pm
SMU
W 83–74
15–2 (6–0)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,041)Honolulu, HI
January 19, 2002 5:30 pm
at San Jose State
L 53–57
15–3 (6–1)
Event Center Arena (1,653)San Jose, CA
January 24, 2002 3:00 pm
at Rice
W 88–79
16–3 (7–1)
Rice Gymnasium (1,835)Houston, TX
January 26, 2002 3:00 pm
at Tulsa
W 67–56
17–3 (8–1)
Reynolds Center (8,355)Tulsa, OK
January 31, 2002 7:00 pm
Boise State
W 67–56
18–3 (9–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,138)Honolulu, HI
February 2, 2002 7:00 pm
UTEP
W 75–60
19–3 (10–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (8,792)Honolulu, HI
February 7, 2002 5:00 pm
at SMU
W 85–76
20–3 (11–1)
Moody Coliseum (3,662)Dallas, Texas
February 9, 2002 12:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech
L 57–61
20–4 (11–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,643)Ruston, LA
February 16, 2002 7:00 pm
San Jose State
W 71–46
21–4 (12–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (8,921)Honolulu, HI
February 21, 2002 7:00 pm
Tulsa
W 86–85
22–4 (13–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)Honolulu, HI
February 23, 2002 7:00 pm
Rice
W 79–50
23–4 (14–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,807)Honolulu, HI
February 28, 2002 5:05 pm
at Nevada
L 69–79
23–5 (14–3)
Lawlor Events Center (6,748)Reno, NV
March 2, 2002 5:00 pm
at Fresno State
W 82–79
24–5 (15–3)
Selland Arena (10,220)Fresno, CA
WAC tournament
March 7, 2002 8:00 am
(1)
vs. (9) San Jose State WAC Quarterfinals
W 71–56
25–5
Reynolds Center (7,760)Tulsa, OK
March 8, 2002 2:00 pm
(1)
vs. (5) Nevada WAC Semifinals
W 90–68
26–5
Reynolds Center (8,355)Tulsa, OK
March 9, 2002 4:00 pm
(1)
at (2) Tulsa WAC Championship
W 73–59
27–5
Reynolds Center (8,355)Tulsa, OK
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2002 11:00 am
(10 W) No. 25
vs. (7 W) No. 22 Xavier NCAA First Round
L 58–70
27–6
American Airlines Center (19,951)Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Hawaiian Time .
Source[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
References
^ "Rainbow Warriors have game, will travel" . ESPN . March 10, 2002. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .
^ "Xavier rallies with second-half explosion" . ESPN . March 15, 2002. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii" (PDF) . Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .
^ "2001-2002 Men's Basketball Roster" . Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .
^ "2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .
^ "Hawaii - Season Statistics" . Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .
^ "2001-02 Hawaii Schedule & Results" . Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023 .