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UNC Basketball: Rainbow Warriors vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Nov 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams against the Tulane Green Wave during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. North Carolina defeated Tulane 95-75. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams against the Tulane Green Wave during the second half of a game at the Smoothie King Center. North Carolina defeated Tulane 95-75. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

March 20, 2016; Spokane , WA, USA; Hawaii Rainbow Warriors cheerleader performs during the second half in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
March 20, 2016; Spokane , WA, USA; Hawaii Rainbow Warriors cheerleader performs during the second half in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Head Coach: Eran Ganot. Career Record: 31-8. Hawaii is his first official head coaching stop. He is in his second season with the Rainbow Warriors where he is 28-6. Ganot previously took over Head Coaching duties at St Mary’s during the 2013-14 season, while head coach Randy Bennett served a suspension.

Conference: Big West. Last season they finished first in the conference. They won their conference championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament with an upset over four seeded Cal. Hawaii is the second team UNC will have faced from the Big West Conference.

Best Former Player: Tom Henderson. The former Warrior guard played nine seasons in the NBA with three different teams. He also won an NBA championship with the Washington Bullets in 1978. He finished his career with 6,088 points, 1,494 rebounds, and 3,136 assists.

This Season: The Rainbow Warriors are currently 2-1 this season. After opening with a home loss to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, Hawaii won their last two by a combined seven points. The Warriors are only averaging 69 points per game so far this season.

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