The 2026 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's volleyball team is the varsity intercollegiate volleyball program of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa (UH). The Rainbow Warriors, led by head coach Charile Wade, play their home games in the Stan Sheriff Center located on campus in Honolulu, Hawaii. The University of Hawaii at Mānoa has been a member of the Big West Conference since the 2017–18 season, when the league began sponsoring the sport. Hawaii began the season ranked second in the nation. This year is also the first year that twelve teams will have a chance to play in the NCAA men's volleyball tournament, as the NCAA expanded the tournament to accommodate the sport's growth.

Previous season

Last season, the University of Hawaii finished with a 27–6 record, going 7–3 in the Big West, and finished second in the conference. They received the Big West's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA men's volleyball tournament, beating UC Irvine and Long Beach State to win the 2025 Big West tournament. Hawaii finished the season ranked third in the nation following the NCAA tournament's conclusion, where they fell in the semifinals to UCLA.

Preseason Source:

Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on December 29, 2025. Hawaii was picked to finish second, and had three players make the preseason team.

Big West Coaches' Poll 1 24 (4) 2 22 (2) 3 17T-4 9

Preseason All-Big West Team Player No. Position Class Tread Rosenthal 13 Setter Junior Adrien Roure 7 Opposite Hitter Sophomore Kristian Titriyski 10 Opposite Hitter Junior

Roster Source: 1Victor LoweS6'6"So.Santa Monica, Calif.2Roman PayneMB7'0"Fr.Carlsbad, Calif3Vladimir KubrS6'3"Sr.Torrance, Calif.4Kainoa WadeOPP6'10"So.Kailua, O'ahu6Matthew WheelsL/DS5'10"R-Fr.Huntington Beach, Calif.7Adrien RoureOH6'5"So.Lyon, France8Magnus HettervikS6'7"Fr.Stavanger, Norway9Justin ToddOH/MB6'8"R-So.Houston, Texas10Kristian TitriyskiOPP6'8"So.Sofia, Bulgaria11Finn KearneyOH/OPP6'5"So.Phoenix, Ariz.12Mitchell CroftOH/OPP6'9"So.Melbourne, Australia13Tread RosenthalS6'11"Jr.Austin, Texas15Kai TaylorOH/L6'2"R-Jr.Costa Mesa, Calif.16Ofeck HazanMB6'6"So.Zikhron-Ya'akov, Israel17Thatcher FahlbuschOH6'6"Fr.Manhattan Beach, Calif.19Alex ParksMB6'7"R-Jr.Honolulu, Oahu20Trevell JordanMB6'10"So.Mesa, Ariz.22Quintin GreenidgeL5'8"Jr.Cambridge, Ont. Can.23Louis SakanokoOH/OPP6'5"Jr.Paris, France Coaches Head CoachCharlie Wade4thAssociate Head CoachKupono Fey4thAssistant coach 1Donan Cruz1stAssistant coach 2Chad Giesseman3rd

Schedule Source: Jan. 2 7:00 pmSPECNJITNo. 2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-11 25–16 25–1467211-0—Jan. 4 5:00 pmSPECNJITNo. 2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-17 25–16 25–1759522-0—Jan. 8 7:00 pmSPECNo. 7 Loyola ChicagoNo. 2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-18 25–19 25–1558043-0—Jan. 9 7:00 pmSPECNo. 7 Loyola ChicagoNo. 2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 1-323-25 22–25 26–24 27–2966713-1—Jan. 14 11:00 amESPN HonoluluRoberts WesleyanNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-21 25–17 25–1655234-1—Jan. 14 7:00 pmSPECRockhurstNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-125-21 25–19 23–25 25–1355235-1—Jan. 16 11:00 amESPN HonoluluRockhurstNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-19 25–9 25–15—6-1—Jan. 16 7:00 pmSPECRoberts WesleyanNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-22 25–22 25–2069627-1—Jan. 28 2:00 pmNEC Sports Network@ Saint Francis (PA)No. 3DeGol Arena Loretto, PAW, 3-025-23 25–14 25–105288-1—Jan. 30 1:00 pmB1G+@ No. 14 Penn StateNo. 3Rec Hall State College, PAW, 3-025-22 25–23 25–158259-1—Jan. 31 12:00 pmB1G+@ No. 14 Penn StateNo. 3Rec Hall State College, PAW, 3-125-27 25–10 25–15 38–3679210-1—Feb. 13 4:00 pmB1G+@ No. 18 StanfordNo. 3Maples Pavilion Stanford, CAW, 3-025-16 25–15 25–17135511-1—Feb. 14 4:00 pmB1G+@ No. 18 StanfordNo. 3Maples Pavilion Stanford, CAW, 3-025-17 25–16 25–13156012-1— Feb. 25 7:00 pmSPECNo. 6 BYUNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-127-25 23–25 25–17 25–18556813-1—Feb. 27 7:00 pmSPECNo. 6 BYUNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-18 25–21 25–16698914-1—Mar. 4 7:00 pmSPECNo. 7 PepperdineNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 1-326-28 22-25 25-15 28-30679014-2—Mar. 6 7:00 pmSPECNo. 7 PepperdineNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-125-22 21-25 25-15 36-34844015-2— Mar. 12 7:00 pmSPECMount OliveNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-18 25-19 25-17589716-2—Mar. 14 7:00 pmSPECNo. 1 UCLANo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIL, 0-318-25 20-25 28-301030016-3—Mar. 15 5:00 pm

(Rescheduled)SPECNo. 14 LewisNo. 3Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-121-25 25-22 25-20 25-21610117-3 — Mar. 20 4:00 pmESPN+@ No. 2 Long Beach StateNo. 3Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CAW, 3-226-24 23-25 25-19 20-25 15-123680 18-31-0Mar. 21 4:00 pmESPN+@ No. 2 Long Beach StateNo. 3Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CAW, 3-025-18 25-22 25-203723 19-32-0Mar. 27 7:00 pmSPEC/ESPN+No. 8 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-125-23 25-18 19-25 25-228258 20-33-0Mar. 28 7:00 pmSPEC/ESPN+No. 8 UC Santa BarbaraNo. 2Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-16 25-22 25-138220 21-34-0Apr. 3 3:00 pmESPN+@ No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 2Bren Events Center Irvine, CAW, 3-225-22 19-25 23-25 25-23 18-162397 22-35-0Apr. 4 3:00 pmESPN+@ No. 5 UC IrvineNo. 2Bren Events Center Irvine, CAW, 3-025-22 25-22 25-223067 23-36-0Apr. 10 4:00 pmESPN+@ No. 13 UC San DiegoNo. 2LionTree Arena La Jolla, CAW, 3-025-21 25-18 25-211172 24-37-0Apr. 11 4:00 pmESPN+@ No. 13 UC San DiegoNo. 2LionTree Arens La Jolla, CAL, 1-321-25 25-16 20-25 18-251753 24-47-1Apr. 17 7:00 pmSPEC/ESPN+No. 18 CSUNNo. 2 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-025-20 25-16 25-168069 25-48-1Apr.18 7:00 pmSPEC/ESPN+No. 18 CSUNNo. 2 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-125-15 21-25 25-14 25-169360 26-49-1Apr. 24 2:00 pmSPEC/ESPN+(5) No. 9 UC San Diego (Semifinals)No. 2 (1)Bren Events Center Irvine, CAW, 3-125-19 19-25 25-20 25-13236927-4—Apr. 25 2:00 pmSPEC/ESPN+(2) No. 3 Long Beach State (Finals)No. 2 (1)Bren Events Center Irvine, CAL, 2-325-20 25-27 25-22 28-30 11-15350127-5— May 2 4:00 pmESPN+No. 5 USC (Honolulu Regional)No. 3 (2)Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HIW, 3-125-22 24-26 25-23 32-301030028-5— May 9 3:30 pmESPN+(3) No. 2 Long Beach State (Semifinals)No. 3 (2)Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-125-15 18-25 25-21 25-22940929-5— May 11 1:00 pmESPN2No. 6 UC Irvine (Championship)No. 3 (2)Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CAW, 3-115-25 25-18 25-18 25-20841430-5—

Awards

Post-Season Awards The postseason All-Big West team was released on April 22, 2026, a day prior to the beginning of the Big West tournament.

First Team Quintin Greenidge 22 Libero Junior First Team Tread Rosenthal 13 Setter Junior First Team Adrien Roure 7 Outside Hitter Sophomore First Team Louis Sakanoko 23 Outside Hitter/Opposite Junior First Team Kristian Titryski 10 Opposite Sophomore

Rankings Source: +WeeksPollPre12345678910111213141516FinalAVCA2T-33333333332222231

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