2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record21–12 (11–7 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBob Nash (17th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jackson Wheeler (14th season)
  • Bob Burke (2nd season)
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
Seasons
← 2002–03
2004–05 →
2003–04 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
UTEP 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
Boise State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697
Rice 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
Hawaii 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Fresno State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 15   .483
Louisiana Tech 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
SMU 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400
Tulsa 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 6 – 23   .207
† 2004 WAC tournament winner

The 2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the 2003–04 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. Hawaii finished 5th in the WAC during the regular season, and lost in the first round in the WAC tournament to Rice.[1]

Hawaii failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but was selected to participate in the NIT, the school's fourth consecutive appearance in the postseason. The Rainbow Warriors won their first game against #25 Utah State, the first road victory over a ranked opponent in school history.[2] Hawaii won again to advance to the NIT quarterfinals, but were eliminated by eventual NIT champion Michigan, 88–73.[3]

Roster

2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 2 Phil Martin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
G 3 Jake Sottos 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr Monmouth, Illinois
C 12 Milos Zivanovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 RS So Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
G 13 Jason Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Sr Gary, Indiana
F/C 14 Haim Shimonovich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Sr Rishon LeZion, Israel
G 20 Logan Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 So San Antonio, Texas
G/F 22 Vaidotas Peciukas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Joniškis, Lithuania
G/F 24 Michael Kuebler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Sr Salem, Oregon
G/F 33 Bobby Nash 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Fr Honolulu, Hawaii
F 34 Jeff Blackett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr Ogden, Utah
F 40 Paul Jesinskis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 RS Sr Assagay, South Africa
F 41 Julian Sensley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 So Kailua, Hawaii
F 54 Nkeruwem Akpan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr 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
Preseason
November 17, 2003*
7:05 pm 		BYU–Hawaii
Exhibition 		W 63–56  —
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 21, 2003*
7:05 pm 		UC Santa Barbara L 51–57  0–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,058)
Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2003*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Santa Clara
Maui Invitational 		W 56–43  1–1
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2003*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational 		W 68–54  2–1
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2003*
4:30 pm 		vs. Dayton
Maui Invitational 		L 72–82  2–2
 Lahaina Civic Center (2,500)
Lahaina, HI
December 7, 2003*
4:05 pm 		EA Sports All-Stars
Exhibition 		W 69–67  —
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 15, 2003*
7:05 pm 		Oregon State W 70–67 OT 3–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,752)
Honolulu, HI
December 19, 2003*
7:05 pm 		Texas Southern
Adidas Festival 		W 97–67  4–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,694)
Honolulu, HI
December 20, 2003*
7:05 pm 		New Orleans
Adidas Festival 		W 92–64  5–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,954)
Honolulu, HI
December 27, 2003*
7:35 pm 		Lamar
Rainbow Classic 		W 94–88  6–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,997)
Honolulu, HI
December 29, 2003*
7:35 pm 		IUPUI
Rainbow Classic 		W 82–64  7–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,892)
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2003*
7:05 am 		Fairfield
Rainbow Classic 		W 50–49 OT 8–2
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,384)
Honolulu, HI
January 3, 2004
7:05 pm 		Fresno State L 58–69  8–3
(0–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (7,798)
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 2004
7:05 pm 		Nevada W 60–53  9–3
(1–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,155)
Honolulu, HI
January 10, 2004
4:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 83–76  10–3
(2–1) 		Event Center Arena (1,354)
San Jose, CA
January 15, 2004
3:05 pm 		at SMU W 66–65  11–3
(3–1) 		Moody Coliseum (2,743)
Dallas, TX
January 17, 2004
3:00 pm 		at Louisiana Tech W 67–60  12–3
(4–1) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,679)
Ruston, LA
January 22, 2004
7:05 pm 		UTEP W 85–63  13–3
(5–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (6,903)
Honolulu, HI
January 24, 2004
7:05 pm 		Boise State W 64–58  14–3
(6–1) 		Stan Sheriff Center (8,962)
Honolulu, HI
January 28, 2004
3:05 pm 		at Rice L 73–76  14–4
(6–2) 		Rice Gymnasium (2,923)
Houston, TX
January 31, 2004
10:05 am 		at Tulsa W 73–71 2OT 15–4
(7–2) 		Reynolds Center (7,604)
Tulsa, OK
February 7, 2004
7:05 pm 		San Jose State W 56–55  16–4
(8–2) 		Stan Sheriff Center (8,337)
Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2004
7:05 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 61–62  16–5
(8–3) 		Stan Sheriff Center (7,476)
Honolulu, HI
February 14, 2004
7:05 pm 		SMU W 62–59  17–5
(9–3) 		Stan Sheriff Center (7,883)
Honolulu, HI
February 18, 2004
4:30 pm 		at Boise State L 57–74  17–6
(9–4) 		BSU Pavilion (5,033)
Boise, ID
February 21, 2004*
7:00 pm 		at No. 20 Southern Illinois
ESPN BracketBusters 		L 62–66  17–7
 SIU Arena (9,628)
Carbondale, IL
February 23, 2004
4:05 pm 		at UTEP L 62–71  17–8
(9–5) 		Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
February 27, 2004
7:05 pm 		Tulsa W 92–62  18–8
(10–5) 		Stan Sheriff Center (7,780)
Honolulu, HI
February 29, 2004
3:05 pm 		Rice W 91–77  19–8
(11–5) 		Stan Sheriff Center (9,214)
Honolulu, HI
March 4, 2004
5:05 pm 		at Nevada L 64–77  19–9
(11–6) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,153)
Reno, NV
March 6, 2004
5:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 60–69  19–10
(11–7) 		Save Mart Center (14,222)
Fresno, CA
WAC tournament
March 11, 2004
12:35 pm 		(5) vs. (4) Rice
WAC Quarterfinals 		L 68–70  19–11
 Save Mart Center (5,303)
Fresno, CA
NIT
March 17, 2004
4:05 pm 		at No. 25 Utah State
NIT First Round 		W 85–74  20–11
 Smith Spectrum (8,976)
Logan, UT
March 22, 2004
6:00 pm 		Nebraska
NIT Second Round 		W 84–83  21–11
 Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
Honolulu, HI
March 24, 2004
4:05 pm 		at Michigan
NIT Quarterfinals 		L 73–88  21–12
 Crisler Arena (10,306)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaiian Time.

Source[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Rice 70, Hawaii 68". ESPN. March 11, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2023.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Final Release - University of Hawaii" (PDF). Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Michigan 88, Hawaii 73". ESPN. March 25, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2023.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "2003-2004 Men's Basketball Roster". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hawaii - Season Statistics". Hawaii Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "2003-04 Hawaii Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2023.