2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team
| 2023 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball | |
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Big West Regular Season Co-Champions Big West Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Record | 29–3 (9–1 Big West) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Milan Zarkovic (10th season) |
| Assistant coach | Kupono Fey (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Stan Sheriff Center |
The 2023 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH) in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by 14th-year head coach Charlie Wade, played home games at Stan Sheriff Center on the UH campus in the Honolulu neighborhood of Mānoa. The Rainbow Warriors, members of the Big West Conference, were picked by Big West coaches to win the conference in its preseason poll with Long Beach State.[1] The Rainbow Warriors enter the season as the two-time defending national champions after defeating Long Beach State in the 2022 national championship game.[2] The national championship was Hawai'i's second men's volleyball national championship after they had to vacate the 2002 national championship.
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Hawaii †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 29 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Long Beach State †y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UC Irvine | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Big West tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from AVCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
Preseason
Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on December 21, 2022. Hawaii was picked to finish first in the Big West Conference and had three players make the preseason team.[3]
Big West Coaches' Poll
| Pos. | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Hawai'i | 25 (5) |
| 1 | Long Beach State | 19 |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 17 (1) |
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 |
| 5 | CSUN | 10 |
| 6 | UC San Diego | 6 |
| Preseason All-Big West Team | |||
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
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| Jakob Thelle | 10 | Setter | Senior |
| Dimitrios Mouchlias | 11 | Outside/Opp. Hitter | Junior |
| Spyros Chakas | 23 | Outside/Opp. Hitter | Junior |
Roster
Source:[4]
2026 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Roster
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Defensive Specialist/Libero
Middle Blockers
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Outside Hitters
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Opposite Hitters
Setters
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Coaches
2024 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Coaching Staff
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Schedule
TV/Internet Streaming information:
- All home games will be televised on Spectrum Sports. All conference road games will be streamed on ESPN+ or the respective schools streaming service.
| Date Time |
Streaming/Radio | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Sets | Attendance | Overall | BWC |
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| 1/12 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #6 Ball State | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W, 3–1 [5] | (25–16, 25–23, 22–25, 25–17) | 5,581 | 1-0 | — |
| 1/13 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #6 Ball State | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3–1 [6] |
(23-25, 25–23, 25-18, 25–18) | 6,646 | 2-0 | — |
| 1/18 7 p.m. |
SPEC | St. Francis | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3–0 | (25-16, 25–18, 25-23) | 4,514 | 3-0 | — |
| 1/20 7 p.m. |
SPEC | St. Francis | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3–0 | (25-21, 25–20, 25-20) | 5,427 | 4-0 | |
| 1/25 2 p.m. |
YouTube | @ Queens | #1 | Curry Arena at the Levine Center Charlotte, NC |
W 3–0 | (25-20, 25–21, 25-17) | 455 | 5-0 | |
| 1/26 2 p.m. |
Conference Carolinas DN | @ Belmont Abbey | #1 | Wheeler Center Belmont, NC |
W 3–0 | (25-18, 25–18, 25-21) | 1,154 | 6-0 | |
| 1/28 2:30 p.m. |
Conference Carolinas DN | @ Barton | #1 | Wilson Gymnasium Wilson, NC |
W 3–0 | (25-11, 25–19, 25-14) | 795 | 7-0 | |
| 2/10 5 p.m. |
P12+ STAN | @ #8 Stanford | #1 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA |
W 3–0 | (25-22, 25-19, 26-24) | 1,703 | 8-0 | |
| 2/11 4 p.m. |
P12+ STAN | @ #8 Stanford | #1 | Burnham Pavilion & Ford Center Stanford, CA |
W 3–0 | (27-25, 25-19, 25-19) | 1,336 | 9-0 | |
| 2/16 7 p.m. |
SPEC | Concordia Irvine | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3–1 | (25-14, 22-25, 25-15, 25-23) | 4,920 | 10-0 | |
| 2/17 7 p.m. |
SPEC | Concordia Irvine | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 | (25-20, 25-19, 25-19) | 5,381 | 11-0 | |
| 2/22 7 p.m. |
SPEC | LIU | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 | (25-13, 25-13, 25-18) | 4,371 | 12-0 | |
| 2/24 7 p.m. |
SPEC | LIU | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 | (25-18, 25-13, 25-16) | 5,245 | 13-0 | |
| 3/01 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #7 Pepperdine | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-1 | (25-15, 22-25, 25-22, 25-21) | 5,059 | 14-0 | |
| 3/03 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #7 Pepperdine | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 | (25-19, 25-18, 25-21) | 7,452 | 15-0 | |
| OUTRIGGER Volleyball Invitational | |||||||||
| 3/09 7 p.m. |
SPEC | Purdue Fort Wayne | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 | (27-25, 25-13, 25-20) | 4,696 | 16-0 | |
| 3/10 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #3 Penn State | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
L 1-3 | (25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 23-25) | 6,557 | 16-1 | |
| 3/11 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #2 UCLA | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-1 | (29-27, 21-25, 25-22, 28-26) | 10,300 | 17-1 | |
| Big West Conference Play | |||||||||
| 3/17 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #4 Long Beach State* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
L 0-3 | (20-25, 27-29, 22-25) | 7,527 | 17-2 (0-1) |
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| 3/18 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #4 Long Beach State* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-23) |
(25-16, 25-23, 25-23) | 9,579 | 18-2 (1-1) |
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| 3/24 4 p.m. |
ESPN+ | @ #14 CSUN* | #2 | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
W 3-0 | (25-22, 25-14, 25-18) | 513 | 19-2 (2-1) |
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| 3/25 4 p.m. |
ESPN+ | @ #14 CSUN* | #2 | Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA |
W 3-0 | (25-17, 25-18, 25-15) | 522 | 20-2 (3-1) |
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| 3/31 4 p.m. |
ESPN+ | @ UC Santa Barbara* | #1 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA |
W 3-0 | (25-22, 25-21, 29-27) | 542 | 21-2 (4-1) |
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| 4/01 4 p.m. |
ESPN+ | @ UC Santa Barbara* | #1 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA |
W 3-0 | (25-19, 25-21, 29-27) | 634 | 22-2 (5-1) |
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| 4/07 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #5 UC Irvine* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-1 | (25-16, 17-25, 25-23, 25-22) | 7,399 | 23-2 (6-1) |
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| 4/08 7 p.m. |
SPEC | #5 UC Irvine* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 | (26-24, 25-20, 25-19) | 8,409 | 24-2 (7-1) |
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| 4/14 7 p.m. |
SPEC | UC San Diego* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-1 | (28-26, 25-17, 19-25, 25-14) | 7,022 | 25-2 (8-1) |
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| 4/15 7 p.m. |
SPEC | UC San Diego* | #1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
W 3-0 | (25-19, 25-22, 25-21) | 10,300 | 26-2 (9-1) |
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| OUTRIGGER Big West Championship presented by the Hawaiian Islands | |||||||||
| 4/21 2 p.m. |
ESPN+ | UC Santa Barbara (4) |
#1 (1) |
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Semifinal) |
W 3-0 | (25-18, 25-19, 25-18) | 1 | 27-2 | |
| 4/22 4 p.m. |
ESPNU | @ #5 UC Irvine (3) |
#1 (1) |
Bren Events Center Irvine, CA (Big West Championship) |
W 3-1 | (25-18, 21-25, 25-13, 25-22) | 4,064 | 28-2 | |
| NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship | |||||||||
| 5/4 1:30 p.m. |
NCAA.com | #3 Penn State | #1 (2) | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Semifinal) |
W 3–2 | (25–20, 25-23, 16-25, 23-25, 15-10) | 3,782 | 29-2 | |
| 5/6 11 a.m. |
ESPN2 | #2 UCLA (1) | #1 (2) | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA (NCAA Championship) |
L 1-3 (26-28, 33-31, 21-25, 21-25) |
(26-28, 33-31, 21-25, 21-25) | 6,942 | 29-3 | |
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
^The Media did not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
References
- ^ "Hawai'i picked to win 2023 Big West title in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Hawaii sweeps Long Beach State to repeat as NCAA men's volleyball champion". Spectrum News. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Preseason Poll and First Preseason Team Released as The Big West Looks for Fifth Straight National Champion in Men's Volleyball". bigwest.org. February 24, 2026. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
- ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "No. 1 Hawaii overcomes 'erratic' serving to fend off No. 6 Ball State". Star Advertiser. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "No. 1 Hawaii men's volleyball improves to 2-0 with win over No. 6 Ball State". KHON. Retrieved January 14, 2023.