2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	3–5 (0–0 Big West)
Head coach	Laura Beeman (12th season);
Associate head coach	Alex Delanian
Assistant coaches	Derrick Florence; Khalilah Mitchell;
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center ; (Capacity: 10,300)

2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
UC Irvine	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Long Beach State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
UC Riverside	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Hawai'i	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
UC San Diego*	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Cal State Northridge	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Cal Poly	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
UC Davis	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Big West tournament winner As of December 5, 2023

The 2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team will represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by Laura Beeman in her 12th season as head coach, play their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu as a member of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Rainbow Wahine finished the season with an 18–15 overall record, 13–7 in Big West conference play. They were seeded third in the Big West Conference tournament, which they won with a 61–59 win over UC Santa Barbara to clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[1]^[2] Hawaii lost to the eventual national champions LSU in the first round, 73–50.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Avery Watkins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Kennedy Catholic HS	Seattle, WA
G	1	Kelsie Imai	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Waiakea HS	Pahoa, HI
G	2	Ashley Thoms	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Sr	Campolindo HS Weber State	Lafayette, CA
G	3	Lily Wahinekapu	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	ʻIolani School Cal State Fullerton	Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu
G	4	Jovi Lefotu	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	ʻIolani School	Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu
F	10	Brooke Murrell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Thomas Jefferson HS (CO)	Aurora, CO
C	11	Vivienne Berrett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Stanwood HS	Stanwood, WA
F	12	Imani Perez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Mullen HS	Seattle, WA
G	13	Hallie Birdsong	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Jr	Kalani HS	Honolulu, HI
F	14	Brooklyn Rewers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Lake City HS Michigan State	Coeur d'Alene, ID
G	15	Daejah Phillips	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Centennial HS (NV)	Las Vegas, NV
G	22	Jade Peacock	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Hillcrest Christian College	Gold Coast, Australia
G	23	Meilani McBee	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Kennewick HS	Kennewick, WA
F	34	Jacque David	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	William Chrisman HS	Independence, MO
G	45	Olivia Davies	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Mat-Su Career Tech	Anchorage, AK

Head coach

Laura Beeman (Cal State San Bernardino)

Assistant coach(es)

Alex Delanian (USC)
Associate Head Coach
Derrick Florence (Morehouse)
Khalilah Mitchell (LSU)

Support staff

Jason Hill (USC)
Director of Operations
Noah Brown (Tabor (KS))
Director of Player Development
Dyesha Stahley (Cal Poly)
Graduate Manager

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Hawaii–Hilo	W 67–39		13 – McBee	9 – Rewers	4 – 2 players	Stan Sheriff Center (1,083) Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023* 5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Stanford	L 40–87	0–1	8 – Rewers	5 – Team	3 – Imai	Maples Pavilion (2,535) Stanford, CA
November 11, 2023* 11:00 a.m.	at Santa Clara	L 51-62	0-2	19 – Rewers	12 – Rewers	4 – Imai	Leavey Center (263) Santa Clara, CA
November 17, 2023* 2:30 p.m.	San Francisco Bank of Hawaii Classic	W 65-51	1-2	16 – Rewers	10 – Perez	8 – Wahinekapu	Stan Sheriff Center (1,355) Honolulu, HI
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports	Idaho Bank of Hawaii Classic	L 40-50	1-3	12 – Perez	9 – Rewers	3 – Imai	Stan Sheriff Center (1,620) Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2023* 2:30 p.m.	Air Force Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 51-54	1-4	15 – Perez	7 – Wahinekapu	4 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (1,493) Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2023* 2:30 p.m.	Idaho State Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 58-46	2-4	11 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Imai	Stan Sheriff Center (1,372) Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2023* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports	Washington Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 41-58	2-5	12 – McBee	9 – Rewers	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,780) Honolulu, HI
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports	San Jose State	W 73-47	3-5	17 – Phillips	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 21, 2023* 11:00 a.m.	at No. 4 UCLA						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Big West regular season
December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m.	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m.	Cal State Bakersfield						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m.	Cal State Northridge						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 11, 2024 4:00 p.m.	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m.	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m.	Long Beach State						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m.	UC San Diego						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m.	at UC Santa Barbara						Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m.	Cal State Fullerton						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m.	UC Irvine						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m.	at UC San Diego						RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m.	at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m.	Cal Poly						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m.	UC Santa Barbara						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m.	UC Davis						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m.	UC Riverside						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2024 4:00 p.m.	at Cal State Northridge						Matadome Northridge, CA
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m.	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 13, 2024	vs. TBD First Round						Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time. Source:* ^[4]

References

↑ "Hawai'i Comes Back for Consecutive Big West Women's Basketball Championship Titles". Big West Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
↑ Tsai, Stephen. "Hawaii wins Big West title, earns 2nd straight NCAA Tournament berth". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
↑ McInnis, Brian. "LSU ends Hawaii's season in NCAA women's basketball tournament 1st round". Spectrum News Hawaii. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
↑ "2023-2024 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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[1] "Hawai'i Comes Back for Consecutive Big West Women's Basketball Championship Titles". Big West Conference. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[2] Tsai, Stephen. "Hawaii wins Big West title, earns 2nd straight NCAA Tournament berth". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[3] McInnis, Brian. "LSU ends Hawaii's season in NCAA women's basketball tournament 1st round". Spectrum News Hawaii. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

[4] "2023-2024 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

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