Hawaii

Official Name: 
University of Hawaii
Nickname: 
Rainbows
Mailing Address: 

1355 Lower Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822

Telephone: 
(808) 956-7523
Fax: 
(808) 956-4470
Enrollment: 
18,705
Arena: 

Stan Sheriff Center
Capacity: 10,225
Year Opened: 1994

School Colors: 
Green and White
Conference: 

Western Athletic (since 1980)
Slated to Join Big West in 2012-13

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1972, 1994, 2001, and 2002
0-4 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(8) 1971, 1974, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2003, and 2004
10-8 record (.556)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1949
0-1 record (.000)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Riley Wallace (20 years from 1988-2007, 334-265 record, .558)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Chris Gaines (1,734 points from 1987-90)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Melton Werts (1,098 from 1973-76)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Trevor Ruffin (42 points as senior vs. Louisville on 12/30/93)

All-American Selections: 

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Trevor Ruffin* (42 vs. Louisville)
December 30, 1993 (senior/20.8 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Hawaii mark set by Tony Davis (45 vs. Cal State Los Angeles on 2-6-59).

1

2

Total

Hawaii

40

39

79

Louisville

49

36

85

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Akana

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Ruffin

15-21

10-11

2-2

42

McGee

2-2

0-0

0-0

6

Bonner

1-7

0-0

1-1

3

Molle

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Handy

4-19

0-0

1-2

9

Ricketts

0-3

0-0

2-2

2

Maroney

7-14

0-0

3-4

17

Totals

29-69

12-20

9-11

79

Percentages

.420

.600

.818

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Kiser

0-3

0-2

2-2

2

Rogers

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Minor

3-6

0-1

0-0

6

Osborne

7-11

2-4

0-0

16

Wheat

6-12

2-5

4-4

18

Simons

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Rozier

9-14

0-0

3-7

21

Morton

9-12

1-3

1-2

20

Totals

35-60

5-15

10-15

85

Percentages

.583

.333

.667

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Eugene "Luke" Gill

3

1938-41

0-4

.000

Bert Chan Wa

1

1947

0-8

.000

1947

0-8

Arthur Gallon

4

1948-51

4-23

.148

1948

2-3

Al Saake

9

1952-54, 58-63

40-91

.305

1961

6-9

Ah Chew Goo

3

1955-57

5-27

.156

1957

3-10

Ephraim "Red" Rocha

10

1964-73

95-120

.442

1972

24-3

Bruce O'Neil

3

1974-76

42-32

.568

1974

19-9

Rick Pitino

1

1976

2-4

.333

1976

2-4

Larry Little

9

1977-85

103-143

.419

1982

17-10

Frank Arnold

2

1986-87

11-45

.196

1987

7-21

Riley Wallace

20

1988-2007

334-265

.558

2002

27-6

Bob Nash

3

2008-10

34-56

.378

2009

13-17

Gib Arnold

1

2011

19-13

.594

2011

19-13

  • All-Time W-L Record: 687-833 (.452) from 1938 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Hawaii moved up to major-college status in 1971
  • O'Neil's record does not reflect forfeits awarded to Santa Clara and Purdue in 1973-74
  • Pitino was an interim coach when he succeeded O'Neil (9-12) in 1975-76
  • Wallace lost to Texas-El Paso in the 1996 WAC Tournament opener but was awarded a forfeit victory
  • Hawaii did not field teams during World War II.