HONOLULU — Through a combination of returning active and inactive players and the signing of a few recruits, the Hawaii men’s basketball team expects it has nearly finished its roster building at a relatively early stage of the offseason.

Eighth-year UH coach Eran Ganot has one scholarship left to assign for the 2022-23 season, putting him ahead of the pace of summers past.

“We’re in a good place for the end of April, where we have good pieces coming back, good pieces coming in, and only one spot to fill,” Ganot recently told Spectrum News. “It’s where you want to be at.”

The Rainbow Warriors made official this spring the signings of 6-foot-9 freshman forward Harry Rouhliadeff, 6-5 senior guard Ryan Rapp and 7-foot freshman center Mor Seck. Rouhliadeff is from Brisbane, Australia, while Rapp is a Washington State transfer and Seck played at Prolific Prep, an academy in California.

In terms of scholarship count, they directly replace the departed senior class of Jerome Desrosiers, Junior Madut and Mate Colina. The team had been hoping to retain Desrosiers, but his eligibility from a lost Ivy League pandemic season was not restored by the NCAA.

Seck committed last week while Rouhliadeff did so verbally back in the fall. Seck, at first glance, resembles the type of physically imposing big man that Ganot talked about needing as soon as the 2021-22 season ended at 17-11 in the Big West tournament semifinals. The native of Senegal has only played basketball for four years but was rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports.

“They are three great pieces to add. You’ve got two young guys in Mor and Harry. They’ve both got unique experiences, more than typical freshmen,” Ganot said. “Mor’s … playing a national schedule, playing at the GEICO nationals. Harry just had the under-20s in Australia. They won the championship and he had 18 points in the championship game. What a great experience it is for a kid that age. And he’s been done with school; all he’s doing is getting ready for us."

Rapp, of Melbourne, has the most experience, though he received only spot minutes in 2021-22 for Wazzu and shot just 4-for-17 from the field (3-for-15 on 3s). He saw more action the year before, when he started four games and got regular minutes as the Cougars’ backup point guard.

Ganot recruited Rapp out of high school, he said.

“He’s got three years under his belt at the college level for a program that has done really well. He’s coming in really well coached and he’s gotten bigger and stronger.”

The team recently completed its spring workouts. The two projected starters for the 2021-22 season who got injured at its outset, wing Samuta Avea and senior Juan Munoz, are on pace for full recovery, Ganot said. They will be seniors for the 2022-23 season. Guard Noel Coleman is also working his way back from the orbital bone fracture he took late last season.

UH’s remaining scholarship opened up with freshman forward Brock Heffner entering the transfer portal. Heffner redshirted the 2021-22 season; he didn’t appear in any official games.

“For the most part we’re targeting versatility again, whether it’s a wing with size, or when you lose Jerome, we’re probably trying to find a guy like Jerome, which isn’t always easy to find,” Ganot said. “But we feel like we’re on some good guys who could maybe do just that.”

The team announced its postseason awards this week.