The 2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by fourth-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 7th season in that league. They finished the season 18-13, 9-7 in Big West play. They placed fourth in the conference, losing to Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament. It was the second straight year Hawaii blew a double digit lead in the tournament en route to being eliminated in the quarterfinals for the third straight year. Despite being eligible, citing health and season length, the team declined an invitation to the CIT for the second consecutive year.
Previous season The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2017–18 season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by UC Irvine in the quarterfinals.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jaaron Stallworth 5 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Elk Grove, CA Departed Program Mike Thomas 13 G 6'7" 225 Senior Woodland Hills, California Graduated Ido Flaisher 15 C 6'10" 235 Sophomore Herzliya, Israel Departed Program Gibson Johnson 21 F 6'8" 220 Senior Centerville, Utah Graduated Zach Buscher 24 G 6'3" 180 Junior Kailua, Hawaii Graduated Trevor LaCount 35 F 6'7" 185 Junior Ventura, California Departed Program
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Eddie Stansberry 3 G 6'3" 190 Junior San Francisco, CA Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco Hutifah Abdeljawad 24 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Honolulu, Hawaii Transferred from San Diego Mesa College
2018 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 2018–19 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team
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