| Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
| Athletic director | Matt Elliott |
| Head coach | Charlie Wade (16th season) |
| Conference | Big West |
| Location | Honolulu,Hawaii |
| Home arena | Stan Sheriff Center (capacity: 10,300) |
| Nickname | Rainbow Warriors |
| Colors | Green, black, silver, and white[1] |
| NCAA tournament champion | |
| 2002†, 2021, 2022 | |
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |
| 1996, 2019, 2023 | |
| NCAA tournament semifinal | |
| 1995, 1996, 2002†, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| NCAA tournament appearance | |
| 1995, 1996, 2002†, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Conference tournament champion | |
| Big West: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025 | |
| Conference regular season champion | |
| Big West: 2021, 2023* | |
| Conference division champion | |
| MPSF: 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001 | |
| *Co-Champion †Vacated by NCAA | |
TheHawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represents theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa inNCAA men's competition. The team currently competes in theBig West Conference after leaving its longtime home of theMountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2018.[2] The Rainbow Warriors are currently coached byCharlie Wade.
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Shoji(1979–1980) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Dave Shoji | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1980 | Dave Shoji | 13–2 | 10–0 | 1st | |||||
| Dave Shoji(California Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(1981–1984) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Dave Shoji | 12–9 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1982 | Dave Shoji | 14–8 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1983 | Dave Shoji | 12–7 | 10–6 | T–4th | |||||
| 1984 | Dave Shoji | 11–9 | 9–9 | T–6th | |||||
| Dave Shoji: | 67–37 (.644) | 46–30 (.605) | |||||||
| Dave Shoji/Jim Smoot(California Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(1985) | |||||||||
| 1985 | Dave Shoji/Jim Smoot[n 1] | 14–11 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
| Dave Shoji/Jim Smoot: | 14–11 (.560) | 9–9 (.500) | |||||||
| Alan Rosehill(California Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(1986) | |||||||||
| 1986 | Alan Rosehill | 15–6 | 15–5 | T–2nd | |||||
| Alan Rosehill(Western Intercollegiate Volleyball Association)(1987–1992) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Alan Rosehill | 8–10 | 8–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1988 | Alan Rosehill | 25–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 1989 | Alan Rosehill | 22–7 | 15–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Alan Rosehill | 18–9 | 12–4 | T–2nd(Wilson) | |||||
| 1991 | Alan Rosehill | 7–17 | 3–13 | 6th(Wilson) | |||||
| 1992 | Alan Rosehill | 13–14 | 7–9 | 4th(Wilson) | |||||
| Alan Rosehill: | 108–68 (.614) | 75–49 (.605) | |||||||
| Mike Wilton(Mountain Pacific Sports Federation)(1993–2009) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Mike Wilton | 18–10 | 10–9 | 5th(Pacific) | |||||
| 1994 | Mike Wilton | 14–14 | 10–9 | T–3rd(Pacific) | |||||
| 1995 | Mike Wilton | 19–8 | 15–4 | 1st(Pacific) | NCAA Semifinals | ||||
| 1996 | Mike Wilton | 27–3 | 19–0 | 1st(Pacific) | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 1997 | Mike Wilton | 18–11 | 10–9 | 3rd(Pacific) | |||||
| 1998 | Mike Wilton | 23–6 | 16–3 | 1st(Pacific) | |||||
| 1999 | Mike Wilton | 19–10 | 11–8 | 2nd(Pacific) | |||||
| 2000 | Mike Wilton | 19–10 | 13–6 | 3rd(Pacific) | |||||
| 2001 | Mike Wilton | 19–7 | 12–5 | T–1st(Pacific) | |||||
| 2002 | Mike Wilton | 24–8 | 17–5 | 2nd(Pacific) | NCAA Champion (vacated)[n 2] | ||||
| 2003 | Mike Wilton | 24–6 | 17–5 | 2nd(Pacific) | |||||
| 2004 | Mike Wilton | 17–12 | 13–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2005 | Mike Wilton | 19–9 | 15–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | Mike Wilton | 23–5 | 19–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 2007 | Mike Wilton | 13–14 | 11–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2008 | Mike Wilton | 11–16 | 8–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2009 | Mike Wilton | 9–18 | 6–16 | 10th | |||||
| Mike Wilton: | 316–167 (.654) | 222–123 (.643) | |||||||
| Charlie Wade(Mountain Pacific Sports Federation)(2010–2017) | |||||||||
| 2010 | Charlie Wade | 19–10 | 14–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2011 | Charlie Wade | 15–13 | 13–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2012 | Charlie Wade | 7–20 | 4–18 | 12th | |||||
| 2013 | Charlie Wade | 11–17 | 10–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2014 | Charlie Wade | 15–12 | 13–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | Charlie Wade | 24–7 | 18–4 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2016 | Charlie Wade | 16–12 | 11–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2017 | Charlie Wade | 27–6 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA Semifinals | ||||
| Charlie Wade(Big West Conference)(2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Charlie Wade | 19–8 | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Charlie Wade | 28–3 | 8–2 | 2nd | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2020 | Charlie Wade | 15–1[n 3] | |||||||
| 2021 | Charlie Wade | 17–1 | 10–0 | 1st | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2022 | Charlie Wade | 27–5 | 7–3 | 2nd | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2023 | Charlie Wade | 29–3 | 9–1 | T-1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 2024 | Charlie Wade | 23–7 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2025 | Charlie Wade | 27-6 | 7–3 | 2nd | NCAA Semifinals | ||||
| Charlie Wade: | 319-131 (.709) | 149–97 (.606) | |||||||
| Total: | 821–414 (.665) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
The Rainbow Warriors have played their home games at theStan Sheriff Center since 1995, and have had 13 sellouts of their games, the most recent being Back to back sellouts April 11 & 12, 2025 against Long Beach State men's volleyball.[4][5]
Since joining the MPSF, and later, the Big West, Hawaii has consistently been one of the leaders in the country in home attendance. Under Charlie Wade, the Rainbow Warriors are nearly unbeatable at the Stan Sheriff Center, averaging over 12 home wins a season. They also have posted three undefeated home seasons in the last five years, most recently in 2022.