The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represents the
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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in
NCAA
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men's competition. The team currently competes in the
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific ...
after leaving its longtime home of the
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) is a college athletic conference with members located mostly in the western United States, although it now has members as far east as Pennsylvania. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I ...
in 2018. The Rainbow Warriors are currently coached by
Charlie Wade
Charlie Wade (born October 8, 1963) is the head coach of the University of Hawaii men's volleyball program.
Coaching career
Wade spent 11 years at the University of Hawai'i with the Rainbow Wahine volleyball staff, nine as an associate coach to ...
.
Year-by-year results
Notes
Home court
The Rainbow Warriors have played their home games at the
Stan Sheriff Center
The SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Honolulu CDP,[BYU
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.
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.
See also
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List of NCAA men's volleyball programs
This is a list of colleges and universities with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) – sanctioned men's indoor volleyball teams that compete for either the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship or the NCAA Division ...
References
External links
Official website
{{University of Hawaii at Manoa
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball
College men's volleyball teams in the United States
Big West Conference men's volleyball