2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team

2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball
2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball
Big West Regular Season Champions
NCAA Champions
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	17-1 (10-0 Big West)
Head coach	Charlie Wade (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Milan Zarkovic (8th season); Josh Walker (6th season);
Home stadium	Stan Sheriff Center
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH) in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by 12th-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.^[1] After a late start was announced, Hawaii went undefeated in conference play.^[2] The Rainbow Warriors suffered their first and only setback in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament, forcing them to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.^[3] Despite the setback, Hawai'i received the #1 seed in the national tournament and went on to win the National Championship with straight set wins over UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals^[4] and BYU in the national championship.^[5] The national championship is Hawai'i's first men's volleyball national championship after they had to vacate the 2002 national championship.

2021 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Hawaii ‍†‍‍^y	10	–	0	1.000	17	–	1	.944
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	3	.700	16	–	5	.762
No. 7 Long Beach State ‍‍‍	6	–	4	.600	7	–	5	.583
No. 14 UC San Diego ‍‍‍	3	–	7	.300	5	–	13	.278
CSUN ‍‍‍	2	–	8	.200	2	–	9	.182
UC Irvine ‍‍‍	2	–	8	.200	2	–	14	.125

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big West Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of 8 May 2021 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights[edit]

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster[edit]

2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors roster^[6]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

3 Logan Sharp - Freshman
4 Brett Sheward - Freshman
5 'Eleu Choy - Freshman
6 Gage Worsley - Junior
9 Devon Johnson - Freshman

Middle blockers

7 Cole Hogland - Freshman
13 Max Rosenfeld - Sophomore
14 Alaka'i Todd - Freshman
15 Patrick Gasman - Senior
21 Guilherme Voss - Freshman

Outside hitters

1 Chaz Galloway - Freshman
8 Makua Marumoto - Freshman
9 Devon Johnson - Freshman
16 Filip Humler - Sophomore
23 Spyros Chakas - Freshman
24 Colton Cowell - Senior
25 Kana'i Akana - Sophomore

Opposite hitters

11 Dimitrios Mouchlias - Freshman
14 Alka'i Todd - Freshman
15 Patrick Gasman - Senior
19 Rado Parapunov - Senior

Setters

2 Jack Walmer - Freshman
4 Brett Sheward - Freshman
10 Jakob Thelle - Sophomore
12 Austin Buchanan - Freshman
20 Jackson Van Eekeren - Junior

Schedule[edit]

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games were televised on Spectrum Sports. All road games were also streamed on ESPN3 or Big West TV. The NCAA Tournament was streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship was televised nationally on ESPNU.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank ^{(Tournament Seed)}	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (Big West Record)
2/21 2 p.m.	@ #8 UC Irvine*	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN3	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–16, 25–13, 25–17)	1	1–0 (1–0)
2/22 5 p.m.	@ #8 UC Irvine*	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–13, 28–26)	1	2–0 (2–0)
2/24 5 p.m.	@ #9 UC San Diego*	#2	RIMAC San Diego, CA	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–18)	75	3–0 (3–0)
2/25 7 p.m.	@ #9 UC San Diego*	#2	RIMAC San Diego, CA	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–19, 25–23)	75	4–0 (4–0)
3/11 2 p.m.	@ #3 UC Santa Barbara*	#1	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (16–25, 25–20, 25–20, 25–20)	1	5–0 (5–0)
3/12 2 p.m.	@ #3 UC Santa Barbara*	#1	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	Big West TV	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–21, 25–20)	1	6–0 (6–0)
3/13 2 p.m.	@ #3 UC Santa Barbara	#1	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	Big West TV	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 26–24)	1	7–0
3/26 7 p.m.	#12 UC San Diego	#1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC	W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–21, 25–15)	0	8–0
3/27 7 p.m.	#12 UC San Diego	#1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–21)	0	9–0
4/2 7 p.m.	#7 Long Beach State*	#1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–14, 25–13, 26–24)	0	10–0 (7–0)
4/3 7 p.m.	#7 Long Beach State*	#1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC	W 3–2 (24–26, 32–30, 25–17, 20–25, 15–8)	0	11–0 (8–0)
4/9 1 p.m.	@ CSUN*	#1	Matadome Northridge, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (25–17, 25–20, 23–25, 25–19)	0	12–0 (9–0)
4/10 1 p.m.	@ CSUN*	#1	Matadome Northridge, CA	Big West TV	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–20, 25–21)^[7]	0	13–0 (10–0)
4/16 7 p.m.	UC Irvine	#1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC	W 3–2 (25–22, 25–23, 23–25, 24–26, 15–13)	0	14–0
4/17 7 p.m.	UC Irvine	#1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–18, 25–13)	0	15–0
4/23 7 p.m.	#14 ⁽⁴⁾ UC San Diego	#1 ⁽¹⁾	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Big West Semifinal)	SPEC	L 2–3 (25–22, 23–25, 25–16, 23–25, 16–18)^[8]	0	15–1
5/6 11 a.m.	#3 UC Santa Barbara	#1 ⁽¹⁾	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–23)	223	16–1
5/8 2 p.m.	#2 ⁽²⁾ BYU	#1 ⁽¹⁾	Covelli Center Columbus, OH (NCAA Championship)	ESPNU	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–19, 25–16)	345	17–1

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Hawaii Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[edit]

UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
UC San Diego: Miles Himmel & Ricci Luyties
UC San Diego: Miles Himmel & Ricci Luyties
UC Santa Barbara: No commentary
UC Santa Barbara: No commentary
UC Santa Barbara: No commentary
UC San Diego: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand
UC San Diego: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand
Long Beach State: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand
Long Beach State: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand
CSUN: Darren Preston
CSUN: Darren Preston
UC Irvine: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand
UC Irvine: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand
UC San Diego: Kanoa Leahey & Lisa Strand
UC Santa Barbara: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
BYU: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AVCA Coaches	2^[9]	2^[10]	2^[11]	2^[12]	2^[13]	2^[14]	1^[15]	1^[16]	1^[17]	1^[18]	1^[19]	1^[20]	1^[21]	1^[22]	1^[23]	1
Off the Block Media	^	2^[24]	2^[25]	1^[26]	1т^[27]	1^[28]	1^[29]	1^[30]	1^[31]	1^[32]	1^[33]	1^[34]	1^[35]	^	^	1

^The Media did not release a Pre-season, Week 13, or Week 14 poll.

References[edit]

^ "No. 2/1 Hawai'i is the coaches pick to win Big West in 2021". Off the Block. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
^ "Big West green lights 2021 men's volleyball season". Off the Block. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "UC San Diego upsets top-ranked Hawaii in Big West men's volleyball semifinals". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ "#1 UH men's volleyball National Championship bound, semifinal sweep of UCSB". KITV. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
^ "Hawaii men's volleyball team sweeps BYU to capture NCAA championship". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
^ "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Hawaii Athletics". Hawaiiathletics.com.
^ "No. 1 UH men's volleyball clinches Big West regular season title with CSUN sweep". KHON. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "UC San Diego upsets top-ranked Hawaii in Big West men's volleyball semifinals". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
^ "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 9 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 10 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 11 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 12 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 13 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "AVCA Week 14 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
^ "Loyola is back in the Off the Block National Media Poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "There is a new No. 1 in college men's volleyball". Off the Block. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "In what is likely to be a prelude for the rest of the regular season, we have a split decision on who reigns supreme in the land of men's volleyball". Off the Block. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ "Two matches in the books and Hawai'i is already back in sole possession of the No. 1 ranking". Off the Block. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
^ "McKendree is undefeated and now in the National Media Poll for the first time in its program history". Off the Block. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "The upcoming three-match series between Hawai'i and UC Santa Barbara will now officially be a showdown of No. 1 versus No. 2 in the national rankings". Off the Block. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ "Lewis is back in the top five of the National Media Poll". Off the Block. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ "Loyola is back in the national rankings". Off the Block. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
^ "Long Beach State continues its climb in the national rankings". Off the Block. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ "Fresh off a pair of victories over Saint Francis on the road, No. 10 NJIT is back in the national media poll released on Tuesday morning". Off the Block. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
^ "UCLA is moving up in the national rankings following its upset win". Off the Block. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[1] "No. 2/1 Hawai'i is the coaches pick to win Big West in 2021". Off the Block. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[2] "Big West green lights 2021 men's volleyball season". Off the Block. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[3] "UC San Diego upsets top-ranked Hawaii in Big West men's volleyball semifinals". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[4] "#1 UH men's volleyball National Championship bound, semifinal sweep of UCSB". KITV. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

[5] "Hawaii men's volleyball team sweeps BYU to capture NCAA championship". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

[6] "2021 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of Hawaii Athletics". Hawaiiathletics.com.

[7] "No. 1 UH men's volleyball clinches Big West regular season title with CSUN sweep". KHON. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

[8] "UC San Diego upsets top-ranked Hawaii in Big West men's volleyball semifinals". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[9] "AVCA Preseason Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

[10] "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[11] "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[12] "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

[13] "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[14] "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

[15] "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[16] "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[17] "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[18] "AVCA Week 9 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[19] "AVCA Week 10 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[20] "AVCA Week 11 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[21] "AVCA Week 12 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[22] "AVCA Week 13 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[23] "AVCA Week 14 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[24] "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll". Off the Block. Retrieved January 27, 2021.

[25] "Loyola is back in the Off the Block National Media Poll". Off the Block. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[26] "There is a new No. 1 in college men's volleyball". Off the Block. Retrieved February 9, 2021.

[27] "In what is likely to be a prelude for the rest of the regular season, we have a split decision on who reigns supreme in the land of men's volleyball". Off the Block. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[28] "Two matches in the books and Hawai'i is already back in sole possession of the No. 1 ranking". Off the Block. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

[29] "McKendree is undefeated and now in the National Media Poll for the first time in its program history". Off the Block. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

[30] "The upcoming three-match series between Hawai'i and UC Santa Barbara will now officially be a showdown of No. 1 versus No. 2 in the national rankings". Off the Block. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

[31] "Lewis is back in the top five of the National Media Poll". Off the Block. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

[32] "Loyola is back in the national rankings". Off the Block. Retrieved March 23, 2021.

[33] "Long Beach State continues its climb in the national rankings". Off the Block. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[34] "Fresh off a pair of victories over Saint Francis on the road, No. 10 NJIT is back in the national media poll released on Tuesday morning". Off the Block. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

[35] "UCLA is moving up in the national rankings following its upset win". Off the Block. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

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