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Senior center Isaac Johnson contributed 15 points and five rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors against Arkansas.
The No. 13 seed University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s basketball team (24–9) saw its 2026 season come to an end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to No. 4 seed Arkansas 97–78 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
Senior guard Dre Bullock led the Rainbow Warriors with 21 points and eight rebounds.
Senior guard Dre Bullock led the ‘Bows with 21 points and eight rebounds. Senior center Isaac Johnson added 15 points, and junior forward Isaac Finlinson contributed 12.
The Rainbow Warriors earned the Big West’s automatic bid after winning the conference championship on March 14 over UC Irvine in Henderson, Nevada, 71–64.
Three players from UH Mānoa earned All-Big West conference honors after a standout 2025–26 season. Johnson was named to the All-Big West First Team, while Bullock earned a spot on the Second Team and Hunter Erickson received honorable mention. The trio helped lead UH Mānoa to a major turnaround this season. After finishing ninth in the conference a year ago, the Rainbow Warriors posted their third 20-win season in the past four years and entered the Big West Tournament as a No. 2 seed.
This season marked UH Mānoa’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 10 years. In 2016, the Rainbow Warriors upset the Cal Golden Bears in the opening round, marking the program’s only victory in the NCAA Tournament.
For more on the Rainbow Warriors’ history in the NCAA Tournament, visit the UH Mānoa athletics website.
This season marked the program’s 6th NCAA Tournament berth.