The 2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by third-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 season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine. They were invited to play in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, but they declined the invitation, citing financial concerns.
Previous season The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2016–17 season 14–16, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Darryl Matthews 4 F 6'5" 215 Junior Los Angeles, CA Walk-on; transferred Matthew Owies 5 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Seattle Brian Garrett 20 G 6'4" 180 Junior San Carlos, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay Noah Allen 32 G/F 6'7" 215 Senior Pacific Grove, CA Graduated Larry Lewis Jr. 34 G 6'3" 180 Junior Milwaukee, WI Graduate transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brandon Thomas 4 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Woodland Hills, CA Junior college transferred from Riverside City College Jaaron Stallworth 5 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Elk Grove, CA Junior college transferred from Yuba College
2017 Commitments
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big West regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big West tournament
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See also 2017–18 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team
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