The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team might not have gotten everything it wanted during the recruiting season, but the Rainbow Warriors got everything they needed.

Five recruits signed to play for the 'Bows next season, and Hawai'i head coach Riley Wallace said "all the holes we needed to fill got filled."

The five signed recruits for next season are 7-foot center Todd Follmer, 6-2 point guard Todd Lowenthal, 6-5 guard/forward Riley Luettgerodt, 6-8 forward P.J. Owsley and 6-8 forward Alex Veit.

"You want to have competition (during practices) at every position, and I think we'll have that," Wallace said. "We got a point guard, a shooter, and three big men. That gives us a lot of firepower to go with what we already have coming back."

The 'Bows have one more scholarship available, and the signing period ends May 17. However, Wallace said the scholarship will remain open "just in case."

"We're not going to sign a guy just to fill it," he said. "We'll keep it open, and if we find somebody good enough, then we'll fill it. A lot of times, you have kids from other schools who want to transfer during the year, so if that happens, we'll have a scholarship ready."

The Hawai'i coaches invited seven recruits on official visits to Honolulu, and five eventually signed with the 'Bows.

"If you go by percentages, that's very good," Wallace said. "Some schools have a list of 20 to 25 guys and they only get three or four."

The NCAA allows a maximum of 12 visits per school in a year, but Hawai'i is at a disadvantage because of cost.

"In the past, we'd bring in guys and try to sell Hawai'i, and we got burned," Wallace said. "Guys would come here for a vacation, knowing they were going to sign with another school. We can't afford to do that now. We have to be very selective in who we bring in."

Hawai'i associate coach Jackson Wheeler recruited all five players, and said all five have a shot at starting next season.

"There's not one that really stands out above the others, but all five of them can play right away," Wheeler said.

Luettgerodt has the strongest statistical credentials. He averaged 26.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore last season at Chemeketa Community College (Ore.).

Follmer averaged 10.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a freshman last season at Irvine Valley College (Calif.). Wheeler said Follmer could wind up being the "steal" of the class.

"He was recruited by some big-time (colleges) out of high school, so he has the talent," Wheeler said. "He's got the potential to be really good with his size."

Lowenthal averaged 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game last season as a senior at Poway High (Calif.). He is the only high school recruit in the class.

"He was highly recruited, which means other people liked what they saw in him," Wallace said. "And the best part is he's got four years."

Wallace said all five recruits are solid academically, which should help the program's future Academic Progress Rate — the formula used by the NCAA.

"That's real important because if you bring in guys who are not good academically, it'll cost you scholarships down the line," Wallace said. "But we feel like we got five guys who can come in and play for us and graduate."

Wallace previously said he may be retiring after next season, but said that was not a factor in the recruiting process.

"It wasn't like I was going up to these kids saying, 'Hey, I'm leaving after next year.' Because I may not," Wallace said. "I don't recruit to myself anyway. Never have. I recruit to the university and this program."

Reach Dayton Morinaga at dmorinaga@honoluluadvertiser.com.