2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Big West regular season champions
WBIT, First Round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	20–11 (17–3 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

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawai'i	17	–	3		.850			20	–	12		.625
UC Irvine †	16	–	4		.800			23	–	9		.719
UC Riverside	13	–	7		.650			18	–	14		.563
Cal Poly	13	–	7		.650			17	–	14		.548
UC Davis	13	–	7		.650			20	–	14		.588
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	10		.500			16	–	15		.516
UC San Diego*	8	–	12		.400			12	–	19		.387
Long Beach State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	14		.300			10	–	21		.323
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	15		.250			8	–	21		.276
Cal State Northridge	1	–	19		.050			3	–	27		.100
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Big West tournament winner

The 2023–24 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represented 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, played their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu as a member of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

See also: 2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

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	Rank^#	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. 2 UCLA	L 46–85	3–6	11 – Davies	8 – Phillips	5 – Phillips	Pauley Pavilion (2,142) Los Angeles, CA
Big West regular season
December 30, 2023 12:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton	W 59–49	4–6 (1–0)	12 – Thoms	9 – Perez	4 – Imai	Titan Gym (209) Fullerton, CA
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m.		Cal State Bakersfield	W 67–43	5–6 (2–0)	15 – Wahinekapu	10 – Phillips	4 – Davies	Stan Sheriff Center (1,471) Honolulu, HI
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m.		Cal State Northridge	W 67–38	6–6 (3–0)	12 – Phillips	7 – Wahinekapu	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,580) Honolulu, HI
January 11, 2024 4:00 p.m.		at UC Irvine	W 56–49	7–6 (4–0)	17 – Perez	9 – Tied	4 – Wahinekapu	Bren Events Center (640) Irvine, CA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m.		at UC Riverside	L 58–66	7–7 (4–1)	10 – Tied	6 – McBee	3 – Phillips	SRC Arena (137) Riverside, CA
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m.		Long Beach State	W 68–55	8–7 (5–1)	19 – Wahinekapu	7 – McBee	7 – Imai	Stan Sheriff Center (1,567) Honolulu, HI
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m.		UC San Diego	W 64–52	9–7 (6–1)	16 – Wahinekapu	5 – Wahinekapu	3 – Wahinekapu	Stan Sheriff Center (1,942) Honolulu, HI
January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m.		at UC Santa Barbara	L 53–65	9–8 (6–2)	14 – Tied	9 – Perez	2 – Tied	Thunderdome (699) Santa Barbara, CA
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m.		at Cal Poly	W 63–59	10–8 (7–2)	21 – Perez	9 – Phillips	7 – Phillips	Mott Athletics Center (1,583) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m.		Cal State Fullerton	W 66–61	11–8 (8–2)	22 – Phillips	7 – Wahinekapu	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,801) Honolulu, HI
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m.		UC Irvine	W 55–43	12–8 (9–2)	14 – McBee	7 – Tied	3 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (2,171) Honolulu, HI
February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m.		at UC San Diego	W 64–52	13–8 (10–2)	16 – Wahinekapu	8 – Phillips	4 – Wahinekapu	LionTree Arena (538) La Jolla, CA
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m.		at UC Davis	L 51–61	13–9 (10–3)	14 – Perez	7 – Tied	3 – Wahinekapu	University Credit Union Center (891) Davis, CA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m.		Cal Poly	W 59–47	14–9 (11–3)	21 – McBee	10 – Perez	3 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (1,700) Honolulu, HI
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m.		UC Santa Barbara	W 68–64	15–9 (12–3)	22 – Phillips	8 – Perez	3 – Wahinekapu	Stan Sheriff Center (5,068) Honolulu, HI
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., Spectrum SportsNet		at Long Beach State	W 80–68	16–9 (13–3)	29 – Phillips	9 – Perez	6 – Tied	Walter Pyramid (1,504) Long Beach, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m.		UC Davis	W 63–57 ^OT	17–9 (14–3)	18 – Wahinekapu	7 – Phillips	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,852) Honolulu, HI
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m.		UC Riverside	W 62–51	18–9 (15–3)	18 – Phillips	9 – Phillips	4 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (4,204) Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2024 4:00 p.m.		at Cal State Northridge	W 65–62	19–9 (16–3)	18 – McBee	12 – Rewers	4 – Imai	Premier Credit Union Arena (175) Northridge, CA
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m.		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 85-48	20–9 (17–3)	22 – Wahinekapu	8 – Imai	8 – Imai	Icardo Center (512) Bakersfield, CA
Big West tournament
March 15, 2024 9:00 am, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (5) UC Davis Semifinals	L 48–51	20–10	12 – McBee	8 – Wahinekapu	4 – Imai	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
WBIT
March 21, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at (2) California First Round	L 60–65	20–11	15 – Wahinekapu	8 – Rewers	3 – McBee	Haas Pavilion (761) Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time. Source: [4]

References

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.