2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Big West regular season champions
Big West tournament champions
Rainbow Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record28–6 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Jacobsen
  • Chris Acker (1st season)
  • John Montgomery
  • Jamie Smith (Director of Basketball Operations)
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hawai'i133 .813286  .824
UC Irvine133 .8132810  .737
Long Beach State124 .7502015  .571
UC Santa Barbara115 .6881914  .576
UC Davis610 .3751119  .367
UC Riverside511 .3131419  .424
Cal State Northridge*511 .3131020  .333
Cal Poly412 .2501020  .333
Cal State Fullerton313 .1881020  .333
2016 Big West tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations

The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by first year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center, and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in Big West play to tie for the Big West regular season championship. They beat Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara, and Long Beach State to become champions of the Big West tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #13 seed, they defeated #4 seeded California in the first round for the school's first ever victory in the NCAA Tournament. They fell to Maryland in the second round.

In December, the NCAA placed a postseason ban on Hawaii for the 2017 season and reduced scholarships through 2018 for improper benefits and actions by the school.

It was also the first time since 1997-98 that there were two sellouts in the same season.