The 2021 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represented the

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(UH) in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's

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season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by 12th-year head coach Charlie Wade, played home games at

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neighborhood of Mānoa. The Rainbow Warriors, members of the

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, were picked by Big West coaches to win the conference in its preseason poll. After a late start was announced, Hawaii went undefeated in conference play. 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. 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 and BYU in the national championship. The national championship is Hawai'i's first men's volleyball national championship after they had to vacate the 2002 national championship.

Season highlights

*Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information: :All home games were televised on

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. 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. : *-Indicates conference match. : Times listed are

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Announcers for televised games

*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 James Kanoa Leahey, known as Kanoa Leahey, is a play-by-play announcer for UH sports and high school sports on Spectrum Sports, and for college basketball on the ESPN networks. He was also a former sports reporter for KHON-TV, the Honolulu Fox a ...

'' & ''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 Paul Benedict Sunderland (born March 29, 1952) is an American professional sportscaster who resides in Los Angeles, California. He worked as the indoor volleyball play-by-play announcer for NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, ...

'' & ''

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'' *BYU: ''Paul Sunderland'' & ''Kevin Barnett''

Rankings

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

References

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