The 2013–14 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Rainbow Warriors, led by fourth year head coach Gib Arnold, played their home games at the

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. They finished the season 20–11, 9–7 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference Tournament to Cal State Northridge. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament. In October 2014, Hawaii fired head coach Gib Arnold and assistant coach Brandyn Akana, due to an NCAA investigation. In 2015, Hawaii announced it would vacate all wins from this and the 2012–13 season due to the participation of

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, who was ineligible due to improper benefits.

Season

Preseason

Head coach Gib Arnold announced the team's full season schedule on August 28, 2013. The main attraction on the schedule was the announcement that Hawaiʻi would host the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic, as well as the annual

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. Other key non-conference games included a road game at

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and a home game against

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, both participants in the

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. In the conference slate, the Rainbow Warriors were scheduled for one home game and one away game against each of the other eight members of the Big West Conference.

Roster

Schedule and results

Source

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References

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