The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team competes in the Big West Conference for the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[2]
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball | |||
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University | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | ||
Athletic director | Craig Angelos | ||
Head coach | Laura Beeman (12th season) | ||
Conference | Big West | ||
Location | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
Arena | SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center (capacity: 10,000) | ||
Nickname | Rainbow Wahine | ||
Colors | Green, black, silver, and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1990 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016, 2022, 2023 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1996, 2016, 2022, 2023 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
Big West: 1993, 1994, 2015, 2022, 2024 WAC: 1998 |
Season-by-season results
editSeason | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Patsy Dung (1974–1979) | |||||||||
1974–75 | Patsy Dung | 4–2 | |||||||
1975–76 | Patsy Dung | 5–2 | |||||||
1976–77 | Patsy Dung | 4–4 | |||||||
1977–78 | Patsy Dung | 7–6 | |||||||
1978–79 | Patsy Dung | 11–6 | |||||||
Patsy Dung: | 31–20 (.608) | ||||||||
Milo Griffin (1979–1982) | |||||||||
1979–1980 | Milo Griffin | 9–16 | |||||||
1980–1981 | Milo Griffin | 8–15 | |||||||
1981–1982 | Milo Griffin | 8–18 | |||||||
Milo Griffin: | 25–49 (.338) | ||||||||
Jerry Busone (1982–1984) | |||||||||
1982–83 | Jerry Busone | 18–12 | |||||||
1983–84 | Jerry Busone | 17–11 | |||||||
Jerry Busone: | 35–23 (.603) | ||||||||
Bill Nepfel (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1984–1987) | |||||||||
1984–85 | Bill Nepfel | 20–12 | 2–6 | 4th | |||||
1985–86 | Bill Nepfel | 12–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
1986–87 | Bill Nepfel | 21–7 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
Bill Nepfel: | 53–35 (.602) | 20–20 (.500) | |||||||
Vince Goo (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1987–1988) | |||||||||
1987–88 | Vince Goo | 14–14 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
Vince Goo (Big West Conference) (1988–1996) | |||||||||
1988–89 | Vince Goo | 20–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
1989–90 | Vince Goo | 26–4 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
1990–91 | Vince Goo | 12–15 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
1991–92 | Vince Goo | 25–7 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NWIT Final | ||||
1992–93 | Vince Goo | 28–4 | 17–1 | 1st | |||||
1993–94 | Vince Goo | 25–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
1994–95 | Vince Goo | 6–20 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
1995–96 | Vince Goo | 23–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2004) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Vince Goo | 21–8 | 12–4 | T–2nd | |||||
1997–98 | Vince Goo | 24–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
1998–99 | Vince Goo | 17–10 | 9–5 | T–3rd | |||||
1999–2000 | Vince Goo | 20–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2000–01 | Vince Goo | 26–8 | 12–4 | 2nd | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
2001–02 | Vince Goo | 23–8 | 14–4 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2002–03 | Vince Goo | 16–14 | 9–9 | T–4th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2003–04 | Vince Goo | 8–20 | 6–12 | 8th | |||||
Vince Goo: | 334–116 (.742) | 194–96 (.669) | |||||||
Jim Bolla (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2009) | |||||||||
2004–05 | Jim Bolla | 11–15 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
2005–06 | Jim Bolla | 18–10 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
2006–07 | Jim Bolla | 15–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | |||||
2007–08 | Jim Bolla | 12–18 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
2008–09 | Jim Bolla | 8–23 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
Jim Bolla: | 64–80 (.444) | 35–47 (.427) | |||||||
Dana Takahara-Dias (Western Athletic Conference) (2009–2012) | |||||||||
2009–10 | Dana Takahara-Dias | 10–20 | 6–8 | 8th | |||||
2010–11 | Dana Takahara-Dias | 11–19 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
2011–12 | Dana Takahara-Dias | 11–19 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
Dana Takahara-Dias: | 32–58 (.356) | 17–27 (.386) | |||||||
Laura Beeman (Big West Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
2012–13 | Laura Beeman | 17–14 | 13–5 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2013–14 | Laura Beeman | 17–14 | 10–6 | 3rd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2014–15 | Laura Beeman | 23–9 | 14–2 | 1st | WNIT First Round | ||||
2015–16 | Laura Beeman | 21–11 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2016–17 | Laura Beeman | 12–18 | 7–9 | T–6th | |||||
2017–18 | Laura Beeman | 12–18 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
2018–19 | Laura Beeman | 15–17 | 10–6 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
2019–20 | Laura Beeman | 16–14 | 9–7 | T–2nd | |||||
2020–21 | Laura Beeman | 9–8 | 7–6 | 5th | |||||
2021–22 | Laura Beeman | 20–10 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
2022–23 | Laura Beeman | 18–15 | 13–7 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2023–24 | Laura Beeman | 20-11 | 17-3 | 1st | WBIT First Round | ||||
Laura Beeman: | 200–159 (.557) | 130–69 (.653) | |||||||
Total: | 774–540 (.589) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Postseason appearances
editNCAA Tournament appearances
editThe Rainbow Wahine have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–8.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1989 | #12 | First Round | #5 Washington | L 79–87 |
1990 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Montana #1 Stanford |
W 83–78 L 76–106 |
1994 | #12 | First Round | #5 San Diego State | L 75–81 |
1996 | #11 | First Round | #6 Auburn | L 53–73 |
1998 | #8 | First Round | #9 Arkansas | L 70–76 |
2016 | #14 | First Round | #3 UCLA | L 50–66 |
2022 | #15 | First Round | #2 Baylor | L 49–89 |
2023 | #14 | First Round | #3 LSU | L 50-73 |
WBIT appearances
editThe Rainbow Wahine have appeared in one Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, with a record of 0–1.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2024 | Unseeded | First Round | #2 California | L 60–65 |
WNIT appearances
editThe Rainbow Wahine have appeared in eight Women's National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 3–8.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2000 | First Round | Saint Mary's | L 60–75 |
2001 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Santa Clara BYU Oklahoma State New Mexico |
W 73–57 W 77–73 OT W 52–51 L 43–68 |
2002 | First Round | Oregon State | L 50–62 |
2003 | First Round | Arizona State | L 44–57 |
2013 | First Round | San Diego | L 49–61 |
2014 | First Round | Washington | L 50–67 |
2015 | First Round | Saint Mary's | L 88–92 OT |
2019 | First Round | Saint Mary's | L 67–43 |
NWIT appearances
editThe Rainbow Wahine competed in one National Women's Invitational Tournament in 1992 losing to Georgia Tech in the final 72—90.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1992 | First Round Semifinals Final |
Florida International Arkansas State Georgia Tech |
W 83–73 W 83–73 L 72–90 |
Retired numbers
editThe Rainbow Wahine retired their first number in 2015, honoring number 32 for the program's all-time leader in points and rebounds, Judy Mosley-McAfee.[3]
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine retired numbers | |||
No. | Player | Career | Year retired |
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32 | Judy Mosley-McAfee | 1986–1990 | 2015 |
References
edit- ^ "Campus Signature Examples". University of Hawaii Office of Communications. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "Hawaii Athletics" (PDF). hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ "Mosley-McAfee's Jersey To Be Retired on Alumnae Game Night". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2020.