{"id":551613,"date":"2026-03-19T23:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/551613\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T23:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T23:59:13","slug":"rainbow-warrior-basketball-magical-run-ends-with-loss-in-ncaa-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/551613\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Warrior basketball magical run ends with loss in NCAA Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading time: < 1 minute\"personSenior center Isaac Johnson contributed 15 points and five rebounds for the Rainbow Warriors against Arkansas.<\/p>\n

The No. 13 seed University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa men\u2019s basketball team<\/a> (24\u20139) saw its 2026 season come to an end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to No. 4 seed Arkansas 97\u201378 at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n

\"personSenior guard Dre Bullock led the Rainbow Warriors with 21 points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n

Senior guard Dre Bullock led the \u2018Bows with 21 points and eight rebounds. Senior center Isaac Johnson added 15 points, and junior forward Isaac Finlinson contributed 12.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors earned the Big West\u2019s automatic bid after winning the conference championship<\/a> on March 14 over UC Irvine in Henderson, Nevada, 71\u201364.<\/p>\n

Three players from UH M\u0101noa earned All-Big West conference honors<\/a> after a standout 2025\u201326 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 M\u0101noa 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.<\/p>\n

This season marked UH M\u0101noa\u2019s 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\u2019s only victory in the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

For more on the Rainbow Warriors\u2019 history in the NCAA Tournament, visit the UH M\u0101noa athletics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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