Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball

The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors volleyball team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in NCAA men's competition. The team currently competes in the Big West Conference after leaving its longtime home of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in 2018.^[2] The Rainbow Warriors are currently coached by Charlie Wade.

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

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview

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         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Notes

1. Shoji and Smoot served as co-coaches.
2. National championship was vacated due to an ineligible player.^[3]
3. Season not played past March 6 due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Home court

The Rainbow Warriors have played their home games at the Stan 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.

See also

• List of NCAA men's volleyball programs