2003–04 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

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]

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
2004–05 →
2003–04 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nevada135 .722259 .735
UTEP135 .722248 .750
Boise State126 .6672310 .697
Rice126 .6672211 .667
Hawaii117 .6112112 .636
Fresno State108 .5561415 .483
Louisiana Tech810 .4441515 .500
SMU513 .2781218 .400
Tulsa513 .278920 .310
San Jose State117 .056623 .207
2004 WAC tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F2Phil Martin6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
SrHamilton, Ontario, Canada
G3Jake Sottos6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
JrMonmouth, Illinois
C12Milos Zivanovic6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
RS SoBelgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
G13Jason Carter5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
SrGary, Indiana
F/C14Haim Shimonovich6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
SrRishon LeZion, Israel
G20Logan Lee6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
SoSan Antonio, Texas
G/F22Vaidotas Peciukas6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
JrJoniškis, Lithuania
G/F24Michael Kuebler6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
SrSalem, Oregon
G/F33Bobby Nash6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
FrHonolulu, Hawaii
F34Jeff Blackett6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
JrOgden, Utah
F40Paul Jesinskis6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
RS SrAssagay, South Africa
F41Julian Sensley6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SoKailua, Hawaii
F54Nkeruwem Akpan6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
JrAkwa 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#ResultRecordSite (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 BarbaraL 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 StateW 70–67 OT3–2
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 OT8–2
Stan Sheriff Center (7,384)
Honolulu, HI
January 3, 2004
7:05 pm
Fresno StateL 58–69 8–3
(0–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,798)
Honolulu, HI
January 5, 2004
7:05 pm
NevadaW 60–53 9–3
(1–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,155)
Honolulu, HI
January 10, 2004
4:00 pm
at San Jose StateW 83–76 10–3
(2–1)
Event Center Arena (1,354)
San Jose, CA
January 15, 2004
3:05 pm
at SMUW 66–65 11–3
(3–1)
Moody Coliseum (2,743)
Dallas, TX
January 17, 2004
3:00 pm
at Louisiana TechW 67–60 12–3
(4–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,679)
Ruston, LA
January 22, 2004
7:05 pm
UTEPW 85–63 13–3
(5–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,903)
Honolulu, HI
January 24, 2004
7:05 pm
Boise StateW 64–58 14–3
(6–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (8,962)
Honolulu, HI
January 28, 2004
3:05 pm
at RiceL 73–76 14–4
(6–2)
Rice Gymnasium (2,923)
Houston, TX
January 31, 2004
10:05 am
at TulsaW 73–71 2OT15–4
(7–2)
Reynolds Center (7,604)
Tulsa, OK
February 7, 2004
7:05 pm
San Jose StateW 56–55 16–4
(8–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (8,337)
Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2004
7:05 pm
Louisiana TechL 61–62 16–5
(8–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,476)
Honolulu, HI
February 14, 2004
7:05 pm
SMUW 62–59 17–5
(9–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,883)
Honolulu, HI
February 18, 2004
4:30 pm
at Boise StateL 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 UTEPL 62–71 17–8
(9–5)
Don Haskins Center (12,000)
El Paso, TX
February 27, 2004
7:05 pm
TulsaW 92–62 18–8
(10–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (7,780)
Honolulu, HI
February 29, 2004
3:05 pm
RiceW 91–77 19–8
(11–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (9,214)
Honolulu, HI
March 4, 2004
5:05 pm
at NevadaL 64–77 19–9
(11–6)
Lawlor Events Center (10,153)
Reno, NV
March 6, 2004
5:00 pm
at Fresno StateL 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]

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