The 2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH). The Rainbow Warriors, led by 15th-year head coach Charlie Wade, played their home matches at the Stan Sheriff Center on the UH campus in the Honolulu neighborhood of Mānoa. The Rainbow Warriors, members of the Big West Conference, were picked near the top of the Big West preseason coaches poll, with Long Beach State favored to win the conference. Hawaiʻi entered the 2024 season as a national contender and recent NCAA champion, having won back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022. The Rainbow Warriors concluded the 2024 season with a loss to UC Irvine in the Big West Conference postseason tournament, marking the first time since 2018 that the Bows did not appear in the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season Last season, the University of Hawaii finished with a 29–3 record, going 9–1 in the Big West, and being named conference champions. They received the Big West's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA men's volleyball tournament, beating UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine to win the 2024 Big West tournament. Hawaii finished the season ranked third in the nation following the NCAA tournament's conclusion, where they fell in the finals to UCLA.

Preseason Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on December 21, 2023. Hawaii was picked to finish second in the Big West Conference and had two players make the preseason team.

Big West Coaches' Poll Coaches' Poll 1 Long Beach State 23 (3) 2 21 (2) 3 UC Irvine 19 (1) 4 UC Santa Barbara 11T-5 8 UC San Diego

Preseason All-Big West Team Preseason All-Big West Team Player No. Position Class Spyros Chakas 6 Outside/Opp. Hitter Senior Guilherme Voss 21 Outside/Opp. Hitter Senior

Roster Source:  Defensive Specialist/Libero 5 'Eleu Choy - Junior 11 Ryan Sears - Freshman 15 Kai Taylor - Freshman

Middle Blockers 3 Zack Yewchuk - Freshman 8 Kurt Nusterer - Freshman 14 Alaka'i Todd - Junior 19 Alex Parks - Freshman 21 Guilherme Voss - Junior 22 Zachary Thompson - Junior Outside Hitters 1 Chaz Galloway - Junior 4 Cole Ottmar - Sophomore 6 Spyros Chakas - Senior 7 Kai Rodriguez - Freshman 9 Justin Todd - Freshman 15 Kai Taylor - Freshman 20 Keoni Thiim - Senior 23 Louis Sakanoko - Freshman Opposite Hitters 3 Zack Yewchuk - Freshman 6 Spyros Chakas - Junior 12 Austin Buchanan - Junior 14 Alaka'i Todd - Senior. 17 Oguzhan Oguz - Sophomore 23 Louis Sakanoko - Feshman

Setters 12 Austin Buchanan - Sophomore 13 Tread Rosenthal - Freshman 16 Kevin Kauling - Graduate 

Coaches

Charlie Wade – head coach – 15th year Milan Zarkovic – associate head coach – 11th year Kupono Fey - assistant coach - 2nd year Chad Giesseman – assistant coach – 1st year

Schedule Source: DateTimeTV/RadioOpponent RankStadiumScore SetsAttendanceOverallBWCJan. 3 7 p.m.SPECLoyola Chicago#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3–025–23 25–19 25–205,4611-0—Jan. 5 7 p.m.SPECLoyola Chicago#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 2–325–18 22–25 25–18 23–25 13-155,8681-1—Jan. 10 7 p.m.SPECEmmanuel#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3–025–10 25–19 25–164,8622-1—Jan. 12 7 p.m.SPECEmmanuel#4Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3–0 25–7 25–8 25–185,9033-1—Jan. 25 2 p.m.ESPN Honolulu (Radio)@ Purdue Fort Wayne#4Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, INW, 3-1 22–25 25–13 25–21 25–148974-1—Jan. 262 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ Purdue Fort Wayne#4Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, INW, 3-0 25–19 25–19 25–1213855-1—Jan. 282:00 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ Ball State#4Worthen Arena Muncie, INW, 3-1 25–23 23–25 25–21 25–1925266-1—Feb. 27 p.m.SPECTusculum#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–11 25–16 25–1754177-1—Feb. 45 p.m.SPECTusculum#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–15 25–11 25–748748-1—Feb. 77 p.m.SPECStanford#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 21–25 25–15 25–22 25–1261259-1—Feb. 97 p.m.SPECStanford#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 27–25 25–7 25–20922610-1—Feb. 227 p.m.SPECMissouri S&T#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–12 25–12 25–20492211-1—Feb. 237 p.m.SPECMissouri S&T#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–14 25–18 25–17534512-1—Mar. 17 p.m.SPECSacred Heart#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–17 25–13 25–17516013-1—Mar. 35 p.m.SPECSacred Heart#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–17 25–16 25–20485114-1—OUTRIGGER Volleyball InvitationalMar. 77 p.m.SPECLewis#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–9 25–18 25–21490815-1—Mar. 87 p.m.SPECGrand Canyon#3Stan Sheriff CenterHonolulu, HIW, 3-0 25–17 25–20 25–20842216-1—Mar. 105 p.m.SPECUC Irvine#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-2 23–25 25–19 25–22 17–25 15–13755817-1—Big West Conference Play3/177 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ Long Beach State*#1LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Long Beach, CAL, 0-3 22-25 20-25 28-30401217-20-13/187 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ Long Beach State*#1LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Long Beach, CAL, 2-3 20-25 25-20 23-25 26-24 13-15406217-30-23/244 p.m.SPECCSUN*#2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 25-15 19-25 27-25 25-17685818-31-23/254 p.m.SPECCSUN*#2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 1-3 23-25 16-25 25-22 21-25683918-41-33/314 p.m.SPECUC Santa Barbara*#5Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-0 25-23 25-21 26-24749019-42-34/014 p.m.SPECUC Santa Barbara*#5Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-2 25-21 26-24 23-25 21-25 15-12965420-43-34/077 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ UC Irvine*#4Bren Events Center Irvine, CAL, 0-3 20-25 19-25 21-25205820-53-44/087 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ UC Irvine*#4Bren Event Center Irvine, CAW, 3-1 22-25 27-25 25-18 25-18260021-54-44/147 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ UC San Diego*#5LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-1 25-20 25-16 12-25 25-20147022-55-44/157 p.m.ESPN Honolulu@ UC San Diego*#5LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAL, 0-3 25-27 21-25 20-25192122-65-5OUTRIGGER Big West Championship presented by the Hawaiian Islands4/187 p.m.SPECUC Santa Barbara#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-1 23-25 25-20 25-17 25-23608723-6—4/197 p.m.SPECUC Irvine#3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 0-3 24-26 34-36 15-25640023-7—

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